A graph showing the performance of the FTSE 100 shares is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Manchester, northern England, October 15, 2008. Britain's top share index lost 7.2 percent ending a two-day rally, as commodity stocks slumped amid growing fears of global recession. The FTSE 100 ended down 314.6 points at 4,079.6, erasing a big chunk of the near 12 percent rebound seen in the previous two sessions after plummeting 21 percent last week, its second worst weekly fall on record. Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

A graph showing the performance of the FTSE 100 shares is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Manchester, northern England, October 15, 2008. Britain's top share index lost 7.2 percent ending a two-day rally, as commodity stocks slumped amid growing fears of global recession. The FTSE 100 ended down 314.6 points at 4,079.6, erasing a big chunk of the near 12 percent rebound seen in the previous two sessions after plummeting 21 percent last week, its second worst weekly fall on record.

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