Markets fall Wall Street’s market fall yesterday was closely followed down by Asian stocks on Friday. A number of collective incidents have led to this current market fall. Markets were already under pressure on Thursday as news of Donald Trump’s handling of the unrest in Charlottesville became clear. Reactions to …

FTSE 100 close to record high The FTSE 100 index was just 5 points off its record high today (08/08/17) when it closed at: 7542. The FTSE 100 reached 7547 back at the beginning of June 2017. Are new records to be set this week?