FTSE 100 opens lower, March lows in sight
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 opened slightly lower on Thursday, adding to the previous session's fall as growth concerns crimped the end of a bumper first quarter and set up a test of the March lows. At 8.05 a.m. British Time, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2 percent at 5,799.22 points, adding to Wednesday's 1 percent fall after a fresh batch of weaker-than-expected U.S. data prompted some profit taking. The UK's blue-chip index was on course to test the March 7 low. "The move sets up the index for a test of the March 7 bottom at 5755.70. ...
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