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Author: 123jump.com Staff
123jump.com
Last Update: 9:51 PM EDT March 18 2008
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Asian stock markets rallied tracking large gains in the U.S. stocks. DS&P 500 and Nasdaq surged 4% and Dow Jones added 3.5%. U.S. lowered its benchmark rate by 0.75% to 2.25%, lowest since February 2005. Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs reported lower earnings but beat the estimates lifting bank stocks. The surge in financial stocks in the U.S. and Europe is reflected in the Asian markets trading. Banks, brokers, and insurance companies are tradng higher. |
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