Share prices on the FTSE 100 index fell by 391 points - almost eight per cent - on Monday, as the turmoil gripping financial markets intensified. The London fall was the biggest points drop in history and the largest percentage drop since the stock market crash of 1987. It was mirrored by sharp falls in Paris, Frankfurt and New York.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as much as 800 points during the session, slipping below the key psychological level of 10,000 for the first time since 2004.
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Tuesday, 7 October 2008
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