Wall St sinks with Bhutto killing, financials' view
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U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday as an assassination in Pakistan sparked fears of global unrest, while an analyst warning of larger mortgage-related write-offs pressured financial shares.
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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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Asian markets plunged Wednesday after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors' fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average down in its worst slide since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, as a sell-off in China's stock market raised concerns that equity valuations may be too high.
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Stocks had an uneven week after glum economic data and the turmoil in Pakistan led to sell-offs.
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Weak economic data and concerns about fallout from the assassination of the Pakistani opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, pushed shares lower on Thursday.
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Blue chips closed lower, with the banking reporting season off to a bad start as mid-cap Bradford & Bingley's shares lost 23 percent after its results, and the Bank of England's hawkish inflation report having a more widespread negative effect, though Wall Street was higher.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a weak start on Wednesday, after contained consumer inflation pressure in June was unable to offset a string of lacklustre earnings reports.
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Stocks opened the week in grim fashion in Asia and Europe, falling heavily amid worries about banking sector debts and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. Wall Street was modestly lower.
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Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber Thursday, plunging the nation into one of the worst crisis in its history and raising alarm around the world.
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as  weaker-than-expected earnings from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  JPM.N, the second largest U.S. bank, dampened Wall Street's  mood.
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Stocks fell in early trading after the assassination of the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and after the  U.S. government reported a weak increase in durable goods orders.
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US stock markets tumbled heavily in the week to Friday, giving Wall Street a fresh battering, despite Congress granting a green light to a giant economic stimulus package sought by the White House.
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Pakistan's main stock market index falls 4.7% in the first trading since the death of Benazir Bhutto.
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Pakistan's share market slumped on  Monday in its first reaction to the assassination of former  prime minister Benazir Bhutto whose death plunged the country  into one of its deepest crises.
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Blue chip stocks ended lower in the US last night under the impact of a new spike in crude oil prices. Analysts said confidence had also been hit by the bomb attack on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia.
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By Staff and Wire Reports  Wall Street stocks nose dive after a 9 percent tumble in China's market. Analysts are calling it a correction.