Watch as Sophia Ziaee of City Index (http://www.cityindex.co.uk/) brings you the latest trading floor news on Monday 15th August 2011. Headlines include:
- European stock markets rose in early trading on Monday, extending gains into a third straight session, helped by a strong session for Asian stocks after a smaller-than-expected decline for the Japanese economy.
- Bank stocks were mostly stronger, including a 2.5% gain for BNP Paribas in Paris. In the UK, shares in recruitment and staffing firm Michael Page dropped 11% after its first-half results disappointed.
- The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.4% to 238.51, the French CAC 40 Index climbed 0.7% to 3,252.42, the UK FTSE 100 Index gained 1.2% at 5,358.48 and the German DAX 30 Index rose 1.6% to 6,091.05.
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