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Circuit breakers prevent sudden losses at LSE

A sudden sell-off in five UK-listed stocks was prevented from dragging the entire market down

Circuit breakers prevented sudden losses in five stocks yesterday on the London Stock Exchange from causing a wider market crash, the exchange's operator said.

The prices of five LSE-listed stocks - BT Group, Hays, Next, Northumbrian Water Group and United Utilities Group - started to fall at 2pm local time.

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