Global stock markets are having their worst day since the financial crisis. The FTSE 100 dropped 8 per cent on opening and was still down by about 6 per cent at lunchtime. The stock markets in Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid were also trading more than 6 per cent lower. The FTSE All-Share is now down 22 per cent since January 22, making it a bear market. Rather than the unrelenting run grinding to

Source: The Times March 09, 2020 12:11 UTC