* Wall Street fails to rebound * FTSE 100 down 1.9 pct * Oil majors weigh * Gold miners surge (Adds closing prices, quote) By Julien Ponthus LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - UK shares closed at their lowest since April as a global sell-off on equity markets caused by fears of fast-rising rates showed no sign of ending on Thursday despite data showing slower than expected U.S. inflation. The FTSE 100.FTSE ended the day down 1.9 percent, a fall broadly in line with European benchmarks, all retreating as the S&P 500.SPX and the Nasdaq.NDX were set for a second session of heavy losses after their Wednesday plunge. "The bloodbath for global equities comes as investors adjust to a world of higher U.S. interest rates", said Jasper Lawler from London Capital Group, explaining that investors were switching bets on so-called growth stocks, like America's FacebookFB.O or AmazonAMZN.O to "more conservative strategies". A smaller-than-expected rise in consumer prices in the United States seemed to weaken the case for an aggressive campaign of interest rate rises but did little to reassure investors on either side of the Atlantic.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1WR0KJ Adverse corporate news meant that British firms were among the biggest losers across Europe. Books, newspaper and stationery retailer WH SmithSMWH.L posted the worst performance of the pan-European STOXX 600.STOXX index, slumping 11.5 percent. It unveiled plans to restructure its high street business to face lower consumer spending and lingering economic uncertainties.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1WR2RQ Recruiting firm HaysHAYS.L was second, sinking 11 percent, after reporting a slower quarterly fee growth rate, hurt by a relatively stronger pound against other foreign currencies. British fund supermarket Hargreaves LansdownHRGV.L was also among the big losers of the day, retreating 5 percent after a trading update which suggested a slower start to the financial year. Among small market capitalizations, shares in fund manager JupiterJUP.L hit 27-month lows after it reported much larger than expected outflows in the third quarter, feeding a slide in asset management stocks that outstripped the wider market sell-off. Oil majors also contributed to drag the index down as oil fell to two-week lows with prices also hit by the storm on Wall Street and an industry report showing U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected. BPBP.L lost 2.6 percent and Royal Dutch ShellRDSa.L 3 percent. Overall losses on British benchmarks were also exacerbated by the fact that a number of stocks, such as Barratt DevelomentBDEV.L , CentricaCNA.L , HSBCHSBA.L and TescoTSCO.L , were trading without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out. A surge in gold prices triggered by risk-wary investors searching for safe havens lifted miners FresnilloFRES.L and RandGoldRRS.L up 9 percent and 8.7 percent respectively. (Julien Ponthus, Editing by William Maclean and Hugh Lawson) ((mailto:julien.ponthus@thomsonreuters.com; 02075426189; Reuters Messaging: rm://julien.ponthus.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) (( For related prices, Reuters users may click on - * UK stock report.L FTSE index:0#.FTS6 techMARK 100 index:.FTT1X FTSE futures:0#FFI: Gilt futures:0#FLG: Smallcap index:.FTSC FTSE 250 index:.FTMC FTSE 350 index:.FTLC Market digest:.AD.L Top 10 by vol:.AV.L Top price gainers:.NG.L Top % gainers:.PG.L Top price losers:.NL.L Top % losers:.PL.L * For related news, click on - * UK hot stocks: [HOT and GB] Wall Street:.N Gilts report:GB/ Euro bond reportGVD/EUR Pan European stock report:.EU Tokyo stocks:.T HK stocks:.HK Sterling report:GBP/ Dollar report:USD/ * For company prices, click on - * Company directory:UKEQ By sector:FTAX * For pan-European market data, click on - * European Equities speed guide................EUR/EQUITY FTSE Eurotop 300 index............................FTEU3 DJ STOXX index....................................STOXX Top 10 STOXX sectors.........................PGL.STOXXS Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors....................PGL.STOXXES Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors...................PGL.FTEU3S Top 25 European pct gainers.....................PG.PEUR Top 25 European pct losers......................PL.PEUR ))

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