Published on 12th March 2014
1630:Close The City ended on a downbeat note today, as banks and G4S dragged, multiple big names went ex-dividend, and the situation in Ukraine rumbled on. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk met with US President Barack Obama in Washington ahead of the looming Crimea referendum on March 16th on whether or not to split from Ukraine and join Russia. Back in the UK, minimum wage has been increased to 6.50 pounds, up 19p from its previous level. The FTSE 100 ended the day 64.62 points lower at 6,620.90 - a decline of 91.77 on the week so far.