Growth fears send FTSE lower
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London equities fell in early trading on Wednesday, after Wall Street markets suffered their worst losses for three weeks on renewed concern about the health of the US housing market.
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The FTSE lost ground on Thursday as the Bank of England delivered the expected cut in UK interest rates but cautioned on rising inflation.
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London equities tracked Wall Street sharply lower on Tuesday as growing concerns about the health of the US subprime lending sector harried the financials sector and resurrected fears of a wider slowdown.
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Leading London shares ended under pressure, close to session lows, as caution ahead of a US rate decision added to weakness in heavyweight insurers.
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Leading shares finished lower, with the UK construction sector down on concerns the Bank of England&#39;s decision to keep interest rates unchanged has upped the risk of a further hike by the end of the year.
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Stocks slid on Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve lowered its economic growth forecast, adding to already frayed nerves after Bear Stearns said its two hedge funds that had big bets on risky mortgages were nearly worthless.
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The leading shares index slumped to its lowest level for nearly four weeks as concerns over slowing economic growth in China and the US sent commodity stocks into a tailspin.
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Shares in London in sharp retreat this afternoon on fears that housing crisis and credit squeeze are starting to hit growth in world's biggest economy.
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A dismal performance by European retailers led the continent's stock markets lower on Wednesday as fears escalated about a global economic slowdown.
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London lost intraday gains  on Friday, after news of weaker-than-expected job creation in the US resurrected fears of a recession in the world's biggest economy.
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London equities ticked lower on Monday, with retailers suffering after reports suggested that J Sainsbury missed internal sales targets during the peak Christmas trading season and Marks and Spencer also struggled during the key sales period.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower, impacted by losses on Wall Street after weak US economic data raised concerns of a further economic slowdown, with options expiries and UK banking stocks also weighing.
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The FTSE fell on Wednesday as a disappointing trading update from Northern Rock added to concern about rising interest rates.
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Leading shares ended lower after a thinly-traded session tracking falls on Wall Street with investors cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest US interest rate decision due after the London close tonight.
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Financial stocks dragged London's FTSE 100 back below the 6,000 level on Tuesday   after US service sector data intensified fears of US recession.
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The FTSE 100 index closed lower again, weighed down by weakness across telecoms and media stocks, while early losses on Wall Street added to the market's woes in afternoon trade, dealers said.
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The FTSE 100 closed more than 100 points lower on Wednesday amid continued weakness on Wall Street.