The FTSE 100 opened 0.5% down as banks fell on news Qatar's sovereign wealth fund had sold stock in Barclays.
Meanwhile, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 opened flat as strong commodity prices offset weak performance from the banks, with Credit Suisse and HSBC falling between 0.8% and 5%. Both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 rose on Monday, reaching 12-month highs on good third-quarter earnings announcements; Apple's share price gained 7.0% after its third quarter earnings were significantly better than expected. Market snapshots (at 13:01): FTSE All-Share: +0.06% FTSE 100: +0.09% FTSE 250: -0.07% Previous working day closing figures: Dow Jones: 10,092.19 FTSE All-Share: 2,715.26 FTSE 100: 5,281.54 FTSE 2...
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