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FTSE / DOW YTD

GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y 2.0% 2.1% 2.4%

GBP Claimant Count Change -4.3K 4.1K 3.9K

GBP Unemployment Rate 5.1% 5.2% 5.2%

Midday Market Summary

Carnage out there today. It seems anything and everything is getting sold off without regard to anything in particular.

I'm wondering how long this can continue. From what I see the issue is lack of buyers rather than a huge amount of sellers.

I've bought a few HSBA this morning - the yield is compelling!

skinny a question for you , BRCI am i right in thinking they pay a Divi of 1.5p four times per year ???..

Yes.

The recent ex dates were :-

24/12/2015
24/09/2015
18/06/2015
26/03/2015

13:15

FTSE officially enters bear market

The FTSE 100 has fallen 20.13pc since it hit its highest level in intraday trading on April 27 2015 of 7,122.74.

Today, it reached an intraday low of 5,688.92. Bear-market territory is a market condition in which prices of securities fall by 20pc or more from a recent high.

This is not to be confused with official correction territory, which is a reverse movement (usually negative) of at least 10pc to adjust for an overvaluation.

In April 2015 the FTSE 100 hit a high of 7,103.98. It needs to fall to 5,683 to officially enter bear market territory.

Almost £50bn has been wiped off Britain's leading companies today - with the FTSE off by more than 3pc.

13:25

US stock index futures sink

Wall Street is also on track for sharp losses when markets open at 2.30pm.

The Dow Jones industrial average index is set fall 2pc, while the S&P and the Nasdaq are poised to fall by around 2pc also.

Thanks skinny ,good return if you have patience with current markets .

Jimmy - there are quite a few shares where the yield looks enticing atm - assuming those yields are maintained of course.

Yes that's what i was thinking ,BRCI is only a tiddler and looking at where it has it's money that's a concern if i'm right .

Closing Market Summary

Don't know if you've got the very bottom there Skinny but looking at Dow right now you should be well in profit in the morning. Good trading

Interesting times. Whilst at work today I began to consider my positions. I have a couple of small cap stocks which have resisted the fall in the markets over the last 3 months and was thinking of chucking them to stick on well anything with a decent dividend yield. Did nothing - might have missed my chance. Might get another one. Still not sure what to do. lol.