Minor slip for FTSE

The FTSE 100 Index struggled to make headway today as worries over the impact of an alleged 50 billion US dollar (£33 billion) Wall Street fraud weighed on the market.

The FTSE 100 Index struggled to make headway today as worries over the impact of an alleged US$50bn (€36.6bn) Wall Street fraud weighed on the market.

The Footsie closed 2.8 points down at 4277.6, losing earlier ground as America’s Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 1% in early trading.