Foreign Markets
Global stocks rose4 once again as corporate reports have given investor’s a glimmer of hope. Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average rose 45.22 points, or 0.6 %, to 8,106.29. Singapore’s market, which also closed the previous two sessions, gained 2.5 % and Australia’s main stock measure rose 1.5 %.
In Europe, Germany’s DAX rose 2.8 % to 4,442.52, France’s CAC 40 jumped 2.6 % to 3,030.96, and Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 2.1 % to 4,283.3. Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average rose 45.22 points, or 0.6 %, to 8,106.29.
