- FTSE 100 down 1.2% to 6,112
- Gold down 0.53% to $1,279.68/oz
- £/$ – 1.4496
The FTSE 100 continued its fall yesterday, close down a further 1.2% at 6,112.
Gold miner Randgold was the day’s biggest faller, down 11.7%. BHP Billiton lost 5.8% and Anglo American was 3.7% lower.
In Europe, the Paris CAC 40 fell 1.1% to 4,324, and the German Xetra Dax lost 1% to 9,828.
In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% to 17,651, the S&P 500 lost 0.6% to 2,051, and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.8% to 4,725.
In Japan, markets were closed for a public holiday. And in China, the CSI 300 rose 0.1% to 3,213 and the Shanghai Composite added 0.2% to 2,997.
Brent spot was trading at $45.64 early today, and in New York, crude oil was at $45.06. Spot gold was trading at $1,277 an ounce, silver was at $17.33 and platinum was at $1,059.
In the forex markets this morning, sterling was trading against the US dollar at 1.4486 and against the euro at 1.2646. The dollar was trading at 0.8729 against the euro and 107.14 against the Japanese yen.
And today, BT reported a rise in profits for the last year. Annual profits rose by 15% to £3.03bn, with sales up 6% to £19bn.