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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings Economic impact Wikinews Wikinews has news related to this article: Financial markets react to London blasts Economic effects were felt. The British currency fell to a 19-month low. Many stock markets are expected to drop in value. The FTSE 100 Index fell by 150 points, 2.8 percent, by 9:30 AM UTC to 5,078.9. [24] This is its biggest fall since the start of the Iraqi war. However, by 1:55 PM, the market had recovered to be 1.93 per cent down. [25] Markets in Germany and France fell by more than two percent [26] by 12:09 GMT. The British pound is, as of 12:43 PM, whttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombingsorth USD 1.74416, EUR 1.45636, JPY 194.963. The price of oil fell $2 on news of the attacks [27] and has since fallen by as much as $4.08. [28] By the time the United States markets opened on the morning of July 7, the New York Stock Exchange opened down just 0.17 per cent, and the NASDAQ opened down 0.89 per cent, less than the European markets which were already open at the time of the bombings. [29]
