Banks and miners led the fallers, along with blue chip firms like British Airways and BT in a sign that the wider economy is being pulled into the crisis.

• 截至上午9时，大盘跌幅仍旧高达6%25，其中矿产和金融股跌幅居前。类似于英国航空和英国电信这样的蓝筹股走势表明，经济危机已经在世界范围内愈演愈烈。