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London-listed shares have fallen for the fourth straight session after two polls showed the campaign for Britain to leave the EU had widened its lead over the IN campaign. As Ivor Bennett reoports, the yield on the 10-year German Bund has also fallen below zero for the first time as Brexit worries sent investors rushing for safe-haven assets.
Fears Britain is on the verge of voting to leave the European Union next week spread through global financial markets, sending Asian and European shares sharply lower and the pound to an 8-week low. Ivor Bennett reports
Chinese shares tumble again, with the Shanghai index closing lower than at any time since December 2014. Joel Flynn reports.
Global shares tumble for a sixth day while oil prices slide to levels not seen since the early 2000s, after China allows the yuan to fall sharply again and Shanghai shares drop by 7 percent in less than half an hour. Sonia Legg reports.
Apple stock lost ground a day before it reports earnings, weighing on the Dow. The Nasdaq closed higher. Bobbi Rebell reports.