Market report: FTSE hit by election uncertainty
The UK's index of its largest shares opens 1% lower as voting in a 'too close to call' general election gets underway. The FTSE 100 falls 69.14 points to 6,872 as uncertainty hits investors by the country heads to the voting booths.The index hasn't been helped by more disappointing news from Bradford-based grocer Morrisons (MRW), which is marked down 6.6% to 176.9p on a mellow first quarter tradin