BBC: Global share prices continued their volatile trading, after US stock indexes fell overnight amid fears for the US economy and a fragile dollar.
The UK's FTSE 100 index fell in early trading, before rebounding and climbing 27 points, or 0.4%, to 6,097.90.
Earlier on Wall Street, the Dow Jones index slumped by more than 200 points prompting nervous trading in Asia, and a slide in Germany and France.
Analysts said that markets probably would be jittery in coming months.
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Mark Alexander
