UK economy barometer FTSE 250 hits two-year low (Daily Telegraph)

Story date: 2008-06-24 05:36:41
Added on: 2008-06-24 19:50:22

The FTSE 250 index, which is a much better barometer of the UK economy than the FTSE 100, slumped to a two-year low as the mortgage market shrank to its worst position since records began 11 years ago.


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