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PARIS (AFX) - Share prices were sharply up midafternoon spurred by strong rallies in global equities, with tech stocks firmly in focus as Atos Origin continued to shine on the back of takeover bid reports, dealers said. At 4.15 pm, the CAC-40 index was up 61.80 points, or 1.17 pct, at 5,358.02 on volume of 4.89 bln eur. On the Matif, March CAC-40 futures were trading up 62.0, or 1.17 pct, at 5,3 ...

LONDON (AFX) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its preliminary credit ratings to 758.25 mln eur mortgage-backed floating-rate notes to be issued by SAGRES (Sociedade de Titulariza¿¿o de Cr¿ditos, SA), a multi-issuance securitisation company formed under the Portuguese securitisation law. Following is the list of securities and their preliminary ratings: C ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Treasury prices were lower Wednesday after a topsy-turvy session driven by renewed volatility in the stock market. At 5 p.m. EST, the 10-year Treasury note was down $3.75 per $1,000 in face value, or 12/32 point, from its level at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Its yield, which moves in the opposite direction, rose to 4.54 percent from 4.49 percent. The 30-year bond fell 24/32 point. Its yield  ...

(Updating with further detail throughout) LONDON (AFX) - Leading European exchanges turned firmer in opening deals following a positive session overnight on Wall Street as sub-prime mortgages woes ease, with Casino gaining after full-year figures, while Atos soared on unconfirmed reports of an offer, dealers said. At 9.09 am, the STOXX 50 index took on 43.6 points at 3,548.47 while the STOXX 660 ...

LONDON (AFX) - The dollar has steadied after a solid overnight rebound on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of leading US shares closed 57 points higher at 12,133, after briefly dropping below the 12,000 mark, while the wider S&P 500 index gained 9.22 points to 1,387.17. US stocks have come under severe pressure in recent days as the sub-prime sector's woes have reignited concern ...

HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed higher as blue chip China Mobile helped the market stage a rebound on expectations that the company will announce strong 2006 results next week, dealers said. They said overall sentiment was supported by Wall Street's moderate recovery overnight and strong gains on the Tokyo bourse today after sell-offs earlier this week. The Hang Seng Index closed up  ...

Michael Clarke, This is Money14 March 2007 When Evan Harding checked his bank statement after his holiday to Australia he was shocked to find his bank had charged him a total of £85 just for withdrawing his own money. HOLIDAY CASH: It cost Evan and his fiance Claire nearly £100 to withdraw their cash when in Australia WANT TO KNOW MORE? CURRENT ACCOUNT: Deal finder TRAVEL INSURANCE: Get yours FOREIGN EXCHANGE: The latest rates BLOG: Fee-free withdrawals oversea ...

LONDON (AFX) - Leading European exchanges turned firmer in opening deals following a positive session overnight on Wall Street, as sub-prime mortgage woes ease, and gains in the supermarket sector, on the back of the release of strong figures from Casino, dealers said. At 8.24 am, the STOXX 50 index took on 51.28 points at 3,556.15 while the STOXX 660 was 5.6 points higher at 357.53. Overnight,  ...

Geoff Foster, Daily Mail15 March 2007 Relaxed retailers escaped the bloodletting and it's easy to see why. Who in their right mind would be a big seller of the sector when there are many hungry and super rich private equity players hovering? WANT TO KNOW MORE? Has the stock market peaked? World shares turmoil returns Mid-week share tips Protection in the stock market OTHER STORIES  ...

Sam Fleming, Daily Mail15 March 2007 World financial markets suffered another day of turmoil, amid growing fears for the health of the US economy. CONFIDENT: City minister Ed Balls WANT TO KNOW MORE? Has the stock market peaked? World shares turmoil returns Budget 2007: Our top ten tips OTHER STORIES Market report: Thursday preview Yesterday's trading: Retailers escape bloodbath BA's ambition for City airport hub Profits plunge at French Connection Sales leap at ...