A man wearing a protective face mask walks past the London Stock Exchange Group building in London. ― Reuters pic
The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 1.7 per cent and on course for its biggest weekly decline in six. Fewer than 10 stocks on the index were trading higher. “The big question remains: for how long can the bulls hold on to the driver’s seat,” said Charalambos Pissouros, market analyst at JFD Group.