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| FTSE 100 drops as yuan fall hits markets | FTSE 100 drops as yuan fall hits markets |
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| The FTSE 100 sank more than 1% as trading got under way, after further falls in the Chinese yuan continued to rattle the market. | |
| After Tuesday's 1.9% devaluation, China's central bank cut the guiding rate for the yuan for a second day. | After Tuesday's 1.9% devaluation, China's central bank cut the guiding rate for the yuan for a second day. |
| The fall in the yuan has hit commodity prices, which drove down share prices in the big UK-listed mining companies. | The fall in the yuan has hit commodity prices, which drove down share prices in the big UK-listed mining companies. |
| The FTSE 100 dropped 78.47 points to 6,586.07. Mining giant Glencore fell 5% and BHP Billiton dropped more than 3%. | The FTSE 100 dropped 78.47 points to 6,586.07. Mining giant Glencore fell 5% and BHP Billiton dropped more than 3%. |
| The losses were echoed across other major European stock markets, with Germany's Dax index down 1.7% and France's Cac 40 index 1.5% lower. | |
| Companies with direct exposure to China came under pressure. Shares in fashion house Burberry, which does big business in China, fell nearly 3%, having dropped more than 4% on Tuesday. | |
| Randgold Resources was one of the few risers in the FTSE 100, climbing 0.8%, after the price of gold rose. | Randgold Resources was one of the few risers in the FTSE 100, climbing 0.8%, after the price of gold rose. |
| Gold is traditionally seen as a safer asset in times of market turmoil, and the spot price of gold hit a three-week high of $1,119.80 an ounce. | Gold is traditionally seen as a safer asset in times of market turmoil, and the spot price of gold hit a three-week high of $1,119.80 an ounce. |
| On the currency markets, the pound edged up 0.06% against the dollar to $1.5582, but fell 0.4% against the euro to €1.4043. | On the currency markets, the pound edged up 0.06% against the dollar to $1.5582, but fell 0.4% against the euro to €1.4043. |