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FTSE holds firm on central bank stimulus hope

LONDON - A rally by risk-sensitive bamks and commodity stocks drove Britain’s leading share index higher on Friday, as investors’ risk appetite returned on the possibility of further stimulus measures by central banks to tackle the euro zone debt crisis.

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Banks’ recovery lifts European shares

LONDON - European shares rose on Friday as expectations that central banks would intervene to deal with the risk of a Greek exit from the euro zone led to a recovery in financial stocks, which have fallen sharply on worries over their exposure to Greece.

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Gold climbs above $1,620/oz as euro holds ground

LONDON - Gold rose above $1,620 an ounce on Thursday, extending four sessions of gains, as the euro held its ground against the dollar in choppy trade ahead of this weekend’s Greek elections, with a surge in Spanish borrowing costs stoking risk aversion.

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