London stock market continues to fall by midday

Special Report:Global Financial Crisis

LONDON, Feb. 2 (Chinese media) -- The London Stock market continued to fall by midday on Monday, dragged down by banking shares.

By 12:06 GMT the FTSE 100 index was down 67.04 points at 4,082.6 points.

Shares in Barclays sank nearly 12 percent while other banks also dropped with HSBC and RBS both down 5.5 percent.

Among the few risers, Mining group Rio Tinto climbed 5.9 percent.