World markets report

A drop in US economic growth in the US knocked London and US markets yesterday as the FTSE 100 slipped 0.6% to 5,323 and the Dow Jones fell 0.16%.

The FTSE 100 slipped 0.6% yesterday to 5,323 after economic growth in the US fell to 2.8% in the third quarter, down from 3.5%.

Banks weighed the index down with RBs, HSBC and Standard Chartered all losing value, but Lloyds was among the day's top climbers, with a rise of 2.6% after revealing the price of its rights issue.

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