: The FTSE 100 closed down 2.8 percent at 6,187.65 points on Friday, a fall broadly in line with European blue-chip equities, according to Euro News. The index is down more than 5 percent for the week, its worst weekly performance since December. News that British public finances recorded their first July surplus in three years did little to stem the sell-off. The index is down for nine straight sessions, its longest losing streak since 2011. China factories shrank at their fastest rate in almost 6-1/2 years in August, a private survey showed, hammering global stocks and commodity prices. It is almost 13 percent below an all-time high hit in April.
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