FTSE 100 tumbles 2% as AI jitters spark global selloff

MarketScreener · Reuters · 2026-11-06 12:13 UTC

Britain's FTSE 100 was poised to log its steepest fall in over seven months and a weekly decline on Friday as AI jitters following a change in the US political landscape sparked a global selloff. ...

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 was poised to log its steepest fall in over seven months and a weekly decline on Friday as AI jitters following a change in the US political landscape sparked a global selloff.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 2.2% to 10,540.78 points by 1143 GMT, on track for its worst session since mid-March, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 1.2%.

o The Democrats' capture of the US House and Senate earlier this week sparked concerns of AI regulation, a slowdown in data-centre construction and hyperscalers tightening their purse strings

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