FTSE falls by lunchtime
A fresh bout of economic worries ensured the London market continued its recent run of negative form at lunchtime today.
Weak jobs data from Japan and nervousness ahead of consumer confidence figures in the United States weighed on the FTSE 100 Index, which stood 25.9 points lower at 4896.6 by lunchtime.
The performance was a far cry from little more than a month ago when a spate of takeover moves helped the Footsie to a high for the year of 5077.
