Wednesday, June 13, 2007

FTSE down on interest rate worries; banks weigh

(Reuters) - Britain's leading shares edged down on Wednesday amid a global slide triggered by U.S. Treasury bond yields hitting their highest in five years and exacerbating fears that central banks around the world may hike interest rates.

At 0722 GMT the FTSE 100 index was 26.8 points, or 0.4 percent lower at 6,493.6.


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