The FTSE 100 has ended the session down another 114.6 points, or 1.82%, to 6,171.5, as a recovery on Wall Street failed to boost the index.
Miners and banks continued to weigh on the index today, which has now lost 3.5% over two days, with HBOS ending as the biggest loser with a drop of 4.59% to £10.81, over concerns about its outlook and margin figures, while Barclays slipped 3.65% to 740p. Anglo American was also among the worst performers with a fall of 3.63% to £24.16, while Cable & wireless slipped 3.94% to 164.75p, and Reed Elsevier declined 3.57% to 583.5p. Capita Group posted the biggest gains of the day with a rise of 1.81% to 647p, closely followed by Whitbread which added 1.04% to £16.48, while Reuters climbed 0.87...
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