The FTSE 100 index slid sharply to six-month lows today as investors were spooked by a number of different troubles around the world.Potential economic fallout generated by the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi authorities is another big concern.These two developments add to the long-running concerns over the possible escalation of a trade war between Donald Trump’s America, China and others.The little brother of the FTSE 100, the FTSE 250 index was even further adrift, falling more than 2 per cent to 18,359 as of late afternoon. 'Italy is also weighing on European equities which are at 2-yr lows. The Dax is off 2.5 per cent and the FTSE 100 down around 1.5 per cent.' A horrible day for European equities and the weakness following through from the US has not helped with indices close to their lows of the day in afternoon trading,' he added.' The Eurozone found no way to staunch its bleeding as Tuesday went on; in fact, with the European Commission confirming it was rejecting Italy’s budget – giving the country 3 weeks for a rewrite – the region’s wounds only deepened, said Connor Campbell, an analyst at Spreadex. A potential economic crisis in Europe stemming from the clash between the Italian government and the EU is one key driver of today's sell-off.'

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While the FTSE MIB shed 1 per cent, it was its peers that suffered the most, with the CAC and DAX down 1.9 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively. That sharp drop left the German index the wrong side of 11250, a level not seen in just shy of 2 years.' David Madden, market analyst at CMC Markets UK also chimed in: 'Continued uncertainty over Italy along with geopolitical tensions have sent stocks tumbling.' 'The EU Commission have rejected Italy’s budget proposal, and the administration in Rome will be required to resubmit their proposal in a number of weeks.

Italy’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte already stated there is no ‘plan B’.' 'This has worried investors as they are afraid it could spark another round of the eurozone debt crisis. The US-China trade dispute rumbles on, and that is also playing into the sour sentiment, Madden added. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usualWe will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline.

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FTSE 100 IndexDownload ASCII formatDownload Metastock formatStart Date: 1st January 2000End Date: 31st December, 2014 What Does FTSE Stand For?The FTSE (pronounced 'foot see') is an acronym for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. FTSE is a calculation body that builds and maintains indices for stock exchanges around the world.

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The most popular stock index published by FTSE is the FTSE 100, which is a compilation of the largest 100 stocks in the United Kingdom.The list below are the FTSE 100 companies.