FTSE falls as Asian markets slump

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London's blue-chip index suffered a poor start to the week after sharp stock falls in Asia today, with property groups and miners among the early decliners.

The FTSE 100 has fallen 45.6 points (0.97%) to 4668.37 so far, with Liberty International leading the losses, down 3.98% to 468.3p. Kazakhmys follows closely, 3.73% lower to 864p, while Land Securities is down 3.49% to 609p. Miners Xstrata and Rio Tinto are also down, dropping 3.44% to 758p and 3.18% to £22.81 respectively. Meanwhile, insurers Aviva and RSA are up this morning, rising 1.05% to 375.5p and 0.83% to 121.4p respectively. Asian stocks plummeted on Monday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 falling 328.72 yen (3.1%) to close at 10,268.61, its biggest fall since March. It came...

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