FTSE continues to tumble on US woes

Scottish & Newcastle made the biggest gains in early trading, up 12.5 points, or 2.16%, to 592.5p. Unilever shares added 26 points, or 1.75%, to £15.11 and ITV followed, up by 1.5 points, or 1.44%, to 105.6p. Reuters Group shares gained 4.5 points, or 0.74%, to 615.5p and Diageo shares were up 7 points, or 0.69%, to £10.22. Banks and investment companies were among the biggest losers and Invesco shares slipped 20.5 points, or 3.44%, to 576p. Standard Chartered dropped 50 points, or 3.13%, to £15.48 and Schroders shares lost 37 points, or 3.03%, to £11.84. On Wall Street, problems in ...