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MSE News: Shares decimated amid world economic turmoil

Former_MSE_Guy · 2011-08-05 08:21:03

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "London's leading shares index sustained heavy losses as the turmoil engulfing world markets showed no signs of easing ..." Read the full story: Shares decimated amid world economic turmoil

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dunstonh Posts: 119,911 Forumite

5 August 2011 at 2:00PM

May finish up today. Half the european markets have moved into surplus and those that are not yet there (including the FTSE) have jumped back up.

Of course, just need the US to open down now and that will spoil it! - although job data is better than expected so maybe it wont.

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