FTSE 100 suffers worst year in a decade, falling 12.5% in 2018 – business live

Rolling coverage of the final trading day of 2018, as investors around the globe nurse heavy lossesIntroduction: Worst year for shares in a decadeChina has fallen 25% this year!How commodities have struggled this yearTrump claims ‘big progress’ in trade talksLondon stock exchange to shut at lunchtime 1.38pm GMT Stock markets across Europe have had a torrid year, with all the main indices shedding at least 10%.Here’s the damage: 1.14pm GMT The London stock exchange have confirmed that £242bn was wiped off the companies which make up the FTSE 100 during 2018.Here are some more facts from the LSE: Continue reading…
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