World stocks retreat for second day on growth worries

People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File photoMoreBy Sujata Rao
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell for the second successive day on Wednesday and metals prices declined, pressured by signs of a renewed and prolonged downturn in global growth.
In a holiday-shortened week, share prices fell in Asia and Europe. The gloom looked set to carry over to Wall Street, according to index futures < 1YMc1>.
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