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Stocks across Europe and Asia have rebounded, following strong gains for US stocks on Wednesday.
By 0820 GMT, London's FTSE 100 index was up 3.1%, in Paris the Cac 40 rose 4.5% and Frankfurt's Dax was up 3.1%.
In Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei index closed 2.1% higher, while key share indexes climbed by more than 2% in Mumbai, Hong Kong and Sydney.
The rebound came on hopes of a rescue plan for US bond insurers that could prevent a new wave of asset writedowns.
The hopes had led US share prices to close higher on Wednesday, reversing falls seen earlier in the day.
All back to normal now. BTL, house prices rising, unemployment falling, horray!
Stocks across Europe and Asia have rebounded, following strong gains for US stocks on Wednesday.
By 0820 GMT, London's FTSE 100 index was up 3.1%, in Paris the Cac 40 rose 4.5% and Frankfurt's Dax was up 3.1%.
In Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei index closed 2.1% higher, while key share indexes climbed by more than 2% in Mumbai, Hong Kong and Sydney.
The rebound came on hopes of a rescue plan for US bond insurers that could prevent a new wave of asset writedowns.
The hopes had led US share prices to close higher on Wednesday, reversing falls seen earlier in the day.
All back to normal now. BTL, house prices rising, unemployment falling, horray!
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