FTSE down 0.5% as banks head south; miners reboundWed Aug 13, 2008 3:55am
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* FTSE down 0.5 pct

* Banks lower on writedown fears; U.S. sentiment

* Miners track metal prices higher

By Michael Taylor

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark index fell 0.5 percent on
Wednesday, weighed down by banking stocks that fell on fears over
writedowns, while miners lent some support by tracking metal prices higher.

At 0730 GMT the FTSE 100 was down 25.8 points at 5,508.7 and is now over 14
percent lower for the year to date.

Overnight, U.S. stocks slipped as banking shares tumbled on worries about
credit losses. Japan's Nikkei
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