FTSE 100 falls below 6,000 points on global slowdown fears
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The leading share index fell below 6,000 points for the first time since August 2007, with mining issues the biggest casualties amid fears of a global economic slowdown, dealers said Wednesday.
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Global markets were down Thursday despite a plan by five central banks to inject capital into the banking system to ease credit fears.
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UK blue chips have closed weaker but off session lows, although Wall Street made dull progress today, with London investors focused on a mixed batch of major results and corporate news.
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Global stock markets slip on fears about China, with the UK's FTSE 100 posting its biggest drop in nine months.
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UK blue chips closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker after disappointing inflation data with Alliance & Leicester down after reporting a fall in core operating profit, held back by large scale write-downs.
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Europe's main stock markets have been generally weak, but losses were slight at the end of a week in which leading indices have reached the highest points for six years.
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The FTSE 100 ended sharply lower on Tuesday as grocer Tesco provided further evidence of a retail spending slowdown.
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London equities came off a six-session recovery rally on Tuesday, hitting session lows on renewwd concern at the potential wider implicatons of the subprime lending crisis.
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Leading London shares closed lower Monday with Northern Rock plummeting 35 percent, Alliance &amp; Leicester down over 32 percent, and the US unable to offer much support ahead of the US Federal Reserve&#39;s decision on interest rates tomorrow.
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London equities tracked heavy overnight falls in the US and Asia with the FTSE 100 trading sharply lower on Wednesday.
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London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares plunged by 3.30 percent to 5,393.90 points just after the start of trading on Tuesday as fears of a US recession intensified.
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The FTSE 100 closed lower, weighed down by a weak mining sector and disappointing trading news from Standard Chartered, although a positive morning by Wall Street helped British blue-chips finish above session lows, dealers said.
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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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UK shares have their worst drop in six months as Chinese stocks slump, spooking investors across Europe.
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Fears of a US slowdown prompt a share slump in Europe and Asia and jitters on Wall Street.
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Leading shares ended weaker, with the FTSE 100 index drifting back below the 4,700 level as the impact of Wall Street's early rally was tempered by a rise in Brent crude to 50 dollars a barrel for the first time, and by weakness in supermarket giant Sainsbury following yet another profit warning, dealers said.
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The FTSE 100 index of top companies shed 0.76 percent to 5,828.30 points in early afternoon trade.