FTSE again felled by financials

Alliance & Leicester is the worst of the sector so far but has many friends; the insurer has dipped 4.25% to 349. Interdealer broker ICAP is not too far behind, 3.47% lower to 570. Persimmon looks set to fall from the blue-chip index shortly, the home builder is leading the losses so far, down 5.31% to 406. Eurasian is leading the gains this morning on news fellow Kazakh miner Kazakhmys has taken a further stake in the company. It is up 5.58% to 1399. The London Stock Exchange Group is also doing well, currently 2.64% ahead to 915. In New York, Wall Street somewhat bounce...