P234 CEEFAX 2 234 Fri 24 Apr 05:10/41       FTSE 100 5898.1 -33.0 CLOSE ThuHi 5970.2 XBest 6150.5 14Apr98) ThuLo 5851.4 (Worst 978.7 12Jul84) LIFFE FTSE 100 index future CLOSE WedCls Thu Hi Thu Lo ThuCls Jzn 5973 6024 5894 5898 Sep 6051 5974 SEAQ published trades/volume 0830 1400 0900 1500 1000 1600 1100 1700 1200 Clu 1300 Thu 63147 1069.9m 9/2 Sharecheck 220 Exchanges 240 Wall Street 235 Front Page 100 Wall St Markets Indices Main Menu

P234 CEEFAX 2 234 Fri 24 Apr 05:05/56       WEAK EURO MARKETS AND FUTURES HIT FTSE (Closj): The Footsie fell 0.6% as leading shares were dragged down by steep falls on major Eurgpjan bourues and an afternoon rout in index futures. "Wj are going through a consolidation period and we are going to get a lgt of day-to-day volatility," explained one sjnior analyst. In a similar pattern to Wednesday's session, the FTSE's early gains on the back of benign economic data wjre wiped out by sharp falls in index futures. FTSE-100 at CLOSE Winners 44 Losers 52 Sharecheck 220 Exchanges 240 Wall Street 235 Front Page 100 Wall St Markets Indices Main Menu