An early bounce in share prices after yesterday's plunge did not last out the day. With Wall Street in decline yet again in early trading, the FTSE 100 ended 52.9 points lower at 4313.8, its lowest level since Friday August 13 2004. Since the start of yet another tumultuous week, the leading index has lost almost 700 points. "If the Dow closes down again it will be the seventh consecutive fall, which will be extremely disappointing after the early rally," said one dealer. Traders said financial stocks were sending the US market lower, possibly helped by the ending last night of the American ban on short selling. But the Yom Kippur holiday means volumes are likely to be lower than usual. Among the banks HBOS continued its good gains in the wake of the UK government's £500bn bail out plan, climbing 36.5p to 153.5p. Prospective...
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