Footsie drops sharply, traders point to 'fat finger' error
Losses on London's top-flight index were being ascribed by some media outfits to a 'fat finger' error or an error in an automated trading system.
Banks
4,677.17
15:45 15/11/24
1.24%
57.25
Beverages
19,613.66
15:45 15/11/24
-0.51%
-101.27
BHP Group Limited NPV (DI)
2,056.00p
15:45 15/11/24
0.49%
10.00p
BP
384.00p
15:45 15/11/24
1.25%
4.75p
BT Group
142.10p
15:45 15/11/24
1.50%
2.10p
Diageo
2,352.50p
15:45 15/11/24
-0.55%
-13.00p
Fixed Line Telecommunications
1,994.59
15:44 15/11/24
0.74%
14.70
FTSE 100
8,060.61
15:45 15/11/24
n/a
n/a
FTSE 350
4,453.56
15:45 15/11/24
n/a
n/a
FTSE All-Share
4,411.85
15:45 15/11/24
n/a
n/a
HSBC Holdings
717.50p
15:45 15/11/24
1.60%
11.30p
Mining
10,633.77
15:45 15/11/24
1.51%
158.40
Oil & Gas Producers
8,043.72
15:45 15/11/24
1.32%
105.17
Shares in BHP Billiton, BP, BT Group, Diageo, HSBC, Wolseley, Vodafone and British American Tobacco were among the affected stocks.
The FTSE 100 fell 121.49 points or 1.96% to 6,065,64.
A spokesman for the London Stock Exchange said it was investigating the sudden move in the index. He added that no trades have been cancelled.
Someone had a pop at BP stock as well pic.twitter.com/zXXflkce2L
— Jonathan Ferro (@FerroTV) September 18, 2015
Talk of a fat finger in some #FTSE100 stocks, HSBC, BP, Vodafone and others all getting hit. AB
— IGSquawk (@IGSquawk) September 18, 2015
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