Investors on edge after slump

Fears of an early end to monetary stimulus in the United States kept investors on edge today following big losses in yesterday’s session.

The FTSE 100 Index failed to recoup any of the 100 point slump, with the top flight 2.3 points lower at 6480.9 in the wake of last night’s 1.5% fall for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wall Street.