"Global shares have fallen further in Tuesday trading as the swine flu outbreak continues to weigh on markets. Wall Street's main Dow Jones index was down 0.6% in early trading in New York, while the UK's FTSE 100 was 2% lower by mid-afternoon in London. Japan's Nikkei earlier closed down 1.7% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.4%." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet