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Tuesday 07 December 1999 19:02 EST
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LEADING LONDON shares closed down for the second day in a row, after watching Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average drop in early trading.

Despite a brief rise in the first hour of dealing, the FTSE 100 index languished in negative territory for most of the day and closed down 33.1 points at 6,660.9, following a 48 point drop yesterday. Worries of an interest-rate hike later this week continued to niggle, as the Monetary Policy Committee's decision tomorrow draws closer.

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