In the UK, Northern Rock’s shares (Britain’s fifth largest mortgage bank) have been the worst hit by the credit crunch dropping from £12 early in the year to less the £1. It will be relgated later this month to the bottom of FTSE 250 index for medium sized companies. Just narrowly missing the index that tracks small sized companies.
Tags: Credit crunch, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, Northern rock