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
4,290.62
16:54 25/09/24
-1.23%
-53.23
Beverages
20,586.32
16:54 25/09/24
-1.70%
-355.83
BHP Group Limited NPV (DI)
2,165.00p
17:15 25/09/24
1.55%
33.00p
BP
400.25p
17:15 25/09/24
-2.41%
-9.90p
BT Group
150.40p
16:34 25/09/24
0.57%
0.85p
Diageo
2,497.50p
17:15 25/09/24
-2.02%
-51.50p
Fixed Line Telecommunications
2,158.90
16:54 25/09/24
0.21%
4.55
FTSE 100
8,268.70
16:49 25/09/24
n/a
n/a
FTSE 350
4,560.05
16:54 25/09/24
n/a
n/a
FTSE All-Share
4,516.21
17:09 25/09/24
n/a
n/a
HSBC Holdings
665.80p
16:34 25/09/24
-0.95%
-6.40p
Mining
11,994.94
16:54 25/09/24
3.00%
349.12
Oil & Gas Producers
8,082.41
16:54 25/09/24
-1.77%
-146.01
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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