FTSE slide continues

Hammerson shares gained 23.5 points (2.43%) to 989.5p, while Unilever added 35p (2.41%) to £14.87. HBOS shares fell back again, down 28.8 points (13.78%) to 180.2p, while Eurasian lost 78.5p (11.43%) to 608p. Trading was boosted early on Wall Street as the Government urged congress to back its $700bn rescue plan, with the Dow Jones adding 59.98 points (0.54%) to 11,075.67. AIG continued its recovery, adding 0.88 (18.64%) to $5.60, while Microsoft shares rose 0.69 (2.72%) to $26.09 as the firm announced the biggest ever share buy-back. General Electric slipped 1.17 points (4.47%) to ...