Banks and miners send FTSE plummeting below 4,900
The FTSE 100 has fallen as much as 3.5% as fresh eurozone concerns pushed the index down to the 4,900 mark.
The blue chip index was down 179 points at 4,897 shortly after 1pm BST, with miners Xstrata, Vedanta,GKN and Glencore among the largest fallers, each dropping between 7% and 9%. Shares then recovered...
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