FTSE tumbles 14% from record peak in February

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The FTSE 100 index has plummeted 14% from its peak of almost 7,000 in February to 5,996 as fears over Chinese stocks took hold.

On 24 February, the blue chip index topped its record closing high of 6,930 points reached in December 1999 to close at 6,949.63. The index dipped to 5,996 today, before rebounding slightly to ...

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