FTSE takes huge hit as US falls

Only four companies finished the day as winners led by Carphone Warehouse (up 8.75 to 340.75) and Reed Elsevier (up 2.50 at 674.50) as retailers failed to recover and the miners lost their early gains. On Wall Street, the weak jobs data caused the Dow Jones to fall 124 points to 12,931 while the S&P 500 was down 18 at 1,428. IFAonline