Leading shares lost yesterday's gain and much more today, thanks to a combination of factors. There was some profit taking in the miners, not to mention financial shares suffering from more credit jitters, as well as an uncertain start on Wall Street. The US market was hit by a sharp fall in housing sales in August and news that consumer confidence was at a two year low, an unexpectedly poor result.

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