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| | | ... rose 4.24 per cent, Brussels 2.8 per cent, Madrid 2.77 per cent, Swiss stocks 2.5 per cent and Lisbon 2.16 per cent. The Athens stock exchange's main index closed up 7.98 per cent, cheered by government pledges to speed up privatisation and reforms days ... |
| | | | ... surged and on Tuesday the Swiss central bank sprang a surprise, setting a target "peg" exchange rate against the euro. Athens raised short-term funds at reduced rates, but Greece and also Italy are at the centre of renewed tension over the eurozone debt ... |
| | | | ... 5,613.42 points. In Madrid, the Ibex-35 tumbled 5.49 per cent and in Milan, the FTSE MIB fell sharply by 6.65 percent. In Athens, the Athex index closed down by 1.80 per cent and in Lisbon the PSI-20 index lost 1.25 per cent. In Amsterdam, the AEX index ... |
| | | | ... drive. Elsewhere in Europe, Madrid slipped 0.36 per cent to its lowest level since April 2009 as Milan rose 0.52 per cent, Athens eased 0.19 per cent and Lisbon fell by 0.99 per cent. Amsterdam rose 1.30 per cent, Brussels gained 2.80 per cent and Switzerland ... |
| | | | ... as political leaders and bankers in the Greek debt talks remained unable to agree on how to avert an outright default by Athens, and as worries had also spread to the heavily indebted Italy. Friday's announcement that the US economy had produced almost ... |
| | | | ... euro climbed to its highest point in nearly a month against the dollar in early trade as fears over a possible default by Athens made way for expectations of a rate rise by the European Central Bank (ECB) this week. Traders were spooked in the afternoon ... |
| | | | ... HONG KONG - Asian stock markets rose on Thursday after Greek MPs passed a key package of swingeing cuts aimed at helping Athens avoid catastrophic default. The news, which came amid clashes between protesters and police in Athens, also sent the euro ... |
| | | | ... austerity measures (if Parliament decides to pass the plan tomorrow night). Never mind the angry mob rioting on the streets of Athens, for without the 12 billion euro lifeline from the 'troika' - EU/ECB/IMF - even the Greek Parliamentarians won't get ... |
| | | | ... while in Frankfurt the DAX gained 0.88 per cent to 7,170.43, and in Paris the CAC 40 climbed 1.46 per cent to 3,851.89. The Athens stock market shared in the optimism, jumping 2.66 per cent. Elsewhere in Europe, Lisbon drifted up 0.02 per cent, Swiss ... |
| | | | ... investors welcomed encouraging news from European on progress toward staving off a potentially destabilising default by Athens. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 108.98 points (0.91 per cent) to close at 12,043.56. The broader S&P 500 climbed 11.65 ... |
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