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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna Wise

UK stock markets tumble as investors ‘spooked’ by US banking issues

Data from the US has pointed to resilient consumer spending and relatively subdued inflation (Alamy/PA) -

The UK’s FTSE 100 has tumbled as a sell-off spreads across global markets, amid concerns about the stability of regional banks in the US.

Shares in big global banks like Barclays and Standard Chartered were down by more than 5% on Friday morning.

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