Afternoon Markets: Dow dips as economy worries persist

The Dow Jones dipped in early trading this morning after seeing huge losses on Thursday.

Wall Street's main index fell by as much as 0.6% in early trade before recovering slightly, down 53.35 points (0.53%) at 9,948.83 at 15.30 GMT. The index dropped 2.6% yesterday. Poor job figures and fears of the finances of some European countries have rocked markets across the world. General Electric were the biggest loser, with shares down 2.74% to $15.60, while Boeing shares dropped 2.44% to $57.87. In London, the FTSE 100 continued to suffer from fears over the large debts of Greece and Portugal. The index dropped 95.81 points (1.86%) to 5,043.5 as the end of trading approa...