The UK’s FTSE 100 barely avoided falling below 5,000 during a sudden plunge on Thursday afternoon, one hour before closing down 1.65 per cent at 5073.13:

While this chart shows the FTSE 100′s part in a general Eurocrash:

This entry was posted by Joseph Cotterill on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 at 16:45 and is filed under Capital markets. Tagged with Equities, europe, FTSE 100, london, volatility. Edit this entry.