FTSE 100 Closes Down 1.4% on US Credit Rating Downgrade; BAE

The FTSE 100 closed down 1.4% to 7561 points, in line with global peers and mainly dragged by commodity-exposed stocks after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from AAA,...

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