UK and US stock markets suffer worst day since 2008 – as it happened | Business
Key events
Finally, today’s wild markets dominate some of Tuesday’s newspapers. Here’s a selection:
Good night, and thanks for reading and commenting. GW
Here’s our news story on today’s market rout:
Global stock markets post biggest falls since 2008 financial crisis
Global stock markets posted their steepest falls since the 2008 financial crisis on Monday after a crash in the oil price amplified concerns about the escalating economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak.
Almost £125bn was wiped off the value of the FTSE 100 in the fifth-worst day in history for the index of leading UK company shares, as it plummeted by 7.7% to finish the day below 6,000 points, its…
