Wall Street stocks plunge after figures show drop in US consumer confidence

FTSE rises in early London trading but European markets fall on eurozone worries Shares in Wall Street plunged on Tuesday afternoon after figures showed that US consumer confidence had fallen to a two-year low. The benchmark Dow Jones industrial average was down 71 points after the figures showed that consumers were more pessimistic than at any time since April 2009 as they grappled with rising...