LONDON – News that police shot a man at a London underground station a day after apparently failed bomb attacks in the capital hit British stocks and weakened the pound on Friday.
Demand for safe-haven British gilts also rose and they extended gains. A police spokeswoman said that London police had shot a man at the Stockwell underground train station.Media reports said they had killed a suspected suicide bomber but the police would not give any further details.The FTSE 100 was down 0,14 per cent after earlier being up on the day.Sterling fell against the dollar and the euro.The pound was at US$1,7541 and at 69,41 pence to the euro.-Nampa-ReutersA police spokeswoman said that London police had shot a man at the Stockwell underground train station.Media reports said they had killed a suspected suicide bomber but the police would not give any further details.The FTSE 100 was down 0,14 per cent after earlier being up on the day.Sterling fell against the dollar and the euro.The pound was at US$1,7541 and at 69,41 pence to the euro.-Nampa-Reuters
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