S&P downgrade sinks FTSE

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/H60H77/3NTQD/N7MJW8/ON085/   Breaking news Thursday May 21 2009 Breaking News   S&P downgrade sinks FTSE London equities fell fast on Thursday, after credit ratings agency S&P downgraded its outlook on the country to "negative" from "stable". The FTSE 100 fell 115 points to a session low of 4,354.05 in the immediate aftermath of the news, a decline of 113 points. It added to existing pressure on sentiment in the market which soured after the US Federal Reserve issued a downward revision to growth figures, sparking a late sell-off on Wall Street. http://link.ft.com/r/H60H77/UYTZI/Y8WM9/NZTLK/43GJF/OS/h Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2009 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this keyword/company alert on FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •  Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.