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Among the hardest hit stocks were airlines, hospitality and insurance companies, according to reports. </p><p>At 11:41UTC, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTSE_100" class="extiw" title="w:FTSE 100">FTSE 100</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/stockmarket/3/default.stm">[1]</a>, the yardstick used to measure the largest <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom">British</a> companies on the stockmarket had fallen 3.85%, dropping by 201.2 points to 5028.40. British Airways and the Hilton group lead the losers with drops of over 7% each as investors speculated about a terrorist involvement in the attacks which could adversely affect tourism and travel. In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" class="extiw" title="w:Paris">Paris</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cac_40" class="extiw" title="w:Cac 40">Cac 40</a> Index <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/stockmarket/1/default.stm">[2]</a> of France's forty largest companies took an even worse beating, dropping almost 4% by 11:47UTC by 170.37 points to 4109.58. Among the top losers was Axa Insurance which dropped by 5.4%. </p><p>Across the border in <a href="/wiki/Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Germany">Germany</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dax" class="extiw" title="w:Dax">Dax</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/stockmarket/18/default.stm">[3]</a> had shed 3.15%, or 145.47 points, by 11:50UTC to 4470.02 points. Again among the top losers was a major insurer – Allianz which fell over 5%. </p><p>It seems that airlines and insurers have been hit the worst so far. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanair" class="extiw" title="w:Ryanair">Ryanair</a> has dropped 7.73% or over €400m in value and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyJet" class="extiw" title="w:EasyJet">easyjet</a> has shed 7.28%. </p><p>Shortly after news of the explosions spread to trading floors, shares of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways" class="extiw" title="w:British Airways">British Airways</a> fell more than 6 percent. Other stocks affected included <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Corporation" class="extiw" title="w:Carnival Corporation">Carnival Corporation</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterContinental_Hotels_Group" class="extiw" title="w:InterContinental Hotels Group">InterContinental Hotels Group</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Group" class="extiw" title="w:Hilton Group">Hilton Group</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudential" class="extiw" title="w:Prudential">Prudential</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ftse-070705.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikinews/en/thumb/4/40/Ftse-070705.png/350px-Ftse-070705.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikinews/en/thumb/4/40/Ftse-070705.png/525px-Ftse-070705.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikinews/en/4/40/Ftse-070705.png 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="393" /></a><figcaption>The FTSE has recovered some of it's initial loss. Futures trading has seen highly increased volume.</figcaption></figure> <p>The FTSE had recovered 116 points at 13:43 after it's initial fall of 206. Increased volume of FTSE futures on LIFFE has meant that many people have been able to profit from the fall. </p><p>The price of gold has jumped by 1% as investors seek a secure place for their money. </p><p>United States markets have fallen significantly as well, with the Dow having fallen by 65 points, the S&P 500 7.57, and the NASDAQ 7.51 as of 13:43UTC. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_stock_markets_tumble_after_UK_blasts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.advfn.com">Some market data provided by ADVFN</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADVFN" class="extiw" title="w:ADVFN">ADVFN</a></span></i>, July 7, 2005</span></li> <li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4659349.stm">Markets fall after London blasts</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/BBC_News" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC News">BBC News</a></span></i>, July 7, 2005</span></li> <li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-07-07T101230Z_01_L07682729_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-MARKETS-STOCKS-US-EUROPE-DC.XML">Wall St seen sharply lower</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Reuters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reuters">Reuters</a></span></i>, July 7, 2005</span></li> <li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-07-07T103216Z_01_L07551279_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-MARKETS-EUROPE-STOCKS-DC.XML">FTSE, Europe shares tumble after blasts</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Reuters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reuters">Reuters</a></span></i>, July 7, 2005</span></li> <li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=abEz3mu6K14E&refer=germany">European Stocks Drop, Led by British Airways on London Blasts</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-foreign"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg" class="extiw" title="w:Bloomberg">Bloomberg</a></span></i>, July 7, 2005</span></li> <li><span class="sourceTemplate"> "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20050707&ID=4946110">Explosions in London batter markets</a>" — <i><span class="interwiki-link-local"><a href="/wiki/Reuters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reuters">Reuters</a></span></i>, July 7, 2005</span><br style="clear:both" /></li></ul> <table align="center" style="width:30%; 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