Added: Feb 8, 2012
Author: CityIndexLtd
Duration: 1:38
Watch the latest market news from the floor of City Index with George Taylor. Headlines include: - European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, with banking and resources stocks higher as investors continued to monitor events in Greece. Credit Agricole SA, Societe Generale SA and BNP Paribas SA were all up over 3% each. - The French CAC 40 Index rose 0.7% to 3,435.90. - The German DAX 30 Index rose nearly 1% to 6,819.16, with shares of Commerzbank AG up 7.6% and Deutsche Bank AG up 2%. - The FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 5,915.69, with Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC up 3.2% after results. Miners were also on the rise in London. - The euro is holding above 1.3250 on increased risk appetite and gold is trading just below $1750.
Channel: News
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