£72bn wiped off FTSE this week in worst month since March

London’s top listed companies marked their worst month since March as virus fears and the looming US election sparked a week-long stock market sell-off. Despite closing almost flat after choppy trading on Friday, the FTSE 100 chalked up a monthly slide of 4.9pc – the sharpest fall since the record-breaking rout in March. The blue-chip index fell every day in its worst week since June, knocking £72bn off its total value. The falls coincided with third-quarter results for several