Monday, June 25, 2007

FTSE falls 0.5 pct; LSE, miners, banks dip

(Reuters) - The UK's leading shares fell for a sixth session in a row on Monday, tracking steep falls on Wall Street at the end of last week and with banks and commodities reflecting much of the decline.

London Stock Exchange shares were down 1 percent -- having fallen over seven percent in early trade -- after news it is to buy its Italian counterpart Borsa Italiana for 1.6 billion euros, the latest step in a global consolidation of exchanges.


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