FTSE 100 down nearly £100bn in four days as City’s Brexit fears mount

THE FTSE 100’s slide continued for a fourth day yesterday, with nearly £100bn wiped off the value of the leading companies in less than a week.

Nervousness around the strengthening performance of the Leave campaign in the polls has hit the share price of the country’s largest listed companies ahead of next week’s referendum.

The index finished at 6,302 last Wednesday night but fell to 5,924 at last night’s close – reaching its lowest level since February 25.

Just one of the 100 companies ended the day up, as Ashtead was boosted by investors’ reactions to its full-year results.

The other 99 fell, with housebuilders and banks among the worst affected.