London shares close sharply lower
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The FTSE 100 closed sharply lower Tuesday -- its lowest level for over a year -- as a 9.8 billion dollars Q4 loss from Citigroup and weaker than expected retail sales sent the Dow into an early three-figure dive, with retailers back in the spotlight after Christmas trading updates from Tesco and Debenhams.
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London equity markets fell on Tuesday as mining and oil groups retreated.
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U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Friday, with all three major indexes snapping a three-week streak of gains, after disappointing results from companies such as Caterpillar Inc.  and Google . Concerns about more credit problems tied to the subprime mortgage market added to the weaker sentiment.
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HMV was the biggest mid-cap gainer Wednesday as the FTSE closed sharply lower.
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The FTSE 100 closed more than 100 points lower on Wednesday amid continued weakness on Wall Street.
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Leading shares in London closed lower Tuesday hit by heavy falls on Wall Street while rumours of a potential problem at a London based hedge fund offset news of a significant stake build at Cadbury Schweppes, dealers said.
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UK blue chips closed lower, off the day's highs, with a weak start on Wall Street, ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, and fading bid hopes at ITV weighing on market sentiment, dealers said.
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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 shares fell on Tuesday as investors reacted to fresh banking sector losses linked to the subprime housing crisis in the United States.
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Leading shares closed lower after Marks and Spencer lost nearly 20 percent of its value after revealing it had endured its worst quarterly performance in several years, while BP was on the back foot after analysts slashed forecasts.
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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 shares closed sharply lower, as a profit warning from Tomkins, an arrest of another gaming executive in the US and continued weakness on Wall Street undermined sentiment, and offset relief the Bank of England left rates unchanged, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower, with GlaxoSmithKline and Yell Group falling 7.6 percent and 15 percent respectively after warning on prospects in 2008, and Wall Street down on disappointing updates from Cisco and retailers.
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UK blue chips closed lower Thursday having spent much of the afternoon tracking Wall Street which was unsettled by rising oil prices and mixed economic data, but overall were subdued amid ongoing interest rate concerns at home.
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London equities fell on Tuesday, ending a four-sesison rally as banking stocks handed back a portion of their gains during their recent strong run.
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Leading shares ended sharply down, but above early morning lows, as a cautiously positive start on Wall Street helped to calm investor nerves following yesterday's global sell-off.
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Wall Street stocks plunged as the markets opened on Thursday but stabilised to close moderately lower in a tempestuous day's trading that did little to soothe investors' frayed nerves.