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18/10/2001
FTSE dives as anthrax fears hit home
The FTSE, along with other European shares, dipped sharply as concern heightened that the anthrax scares would dent consumer and investor confidence.
In early trading the FTSE plunged 100 points to wipe over 2 per cent of share values, but mid-morning trading saw a firming of the market throughout the day as the FTSE-100 hovered at around the 5100 point level.
Analysts blamed the spate of anthrax scares for fuelling the sustained drop in share prices. US authorities have identified a high-grade strain of the bacterium that although not a weapons grade hardened strain was nonetheless potentially hazardous.
Analysts said that the scares and the anthrax outbreak in the US had scared away investors who were already concerned about the future of technology and those companies that were heavily reliant on US sales for their revenue streams.
Wednesday’s trading on the New York stock exchange saw the Dow Jones dip sharply in the last hour of trading to close down 151 points to finish at 9232 on the day. The NASDAQ too dipped in the last hour to close down 75 points at 1646. (SP)
In early trading the FTSE plunged 100 points to wipe over 2 per cent of share values, but mid-morning trading saw a firming of the market throughout the day as the FTSE-100 hovered at around the 5100 point level.
Analysts blamed the spate of anthrax scares for fuelling the sustained drop in share prices. US authorities have identified a high-grade strain of the bacterium that although not a weapons grade hardened strain was nonetheless potentially hazardous.
Analysts said that the scares and the anthrax outbreak in the US had scared away investors who were already concerned about the future of technology and those companies that were heavily reliant on US sales for their revenue streams.
Wednesday’s trading on the New York stock exchange saw the Dow Jones dip sharply in the last hour of trading to close down 151 points to finish at 9232 on the day. The NASDAQ too dipped in the last hour to close down 75 points at 1646. (SP)
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Shares rebound sharply from five-year low
The London share market has rebounded sharply from a period of freefall in early morning trading. At one point it looked as though investors were prepared to abandon shares in favour of government bonds and other assets viewed as safe bets in time of war, but markets bucked this trend during a fierce turnaround in afternoon trading.
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