Brexit fallout: Share slide persists for builders and banks

Banking and housebuilding stocks remained under pressure as businesses exposed to the UK economy continued to feel the heat from the ongoing political crisis over Brexit.After taking a hammering in the wake of Thursday's government resignations over the draft withdrawal agreement, the sectors continued to suffer falls on Friday.Among stocks on the FTSE 100 Index, Royal Bank of Scotland was down another 3%, while peers Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays dropped almost 2% and almost 1% respectively