EUROPEAN stock exchanges surged ahead overnight in line with a robust opening on Wall Street and in response to some positive US economic data despite worse-than-expected unemployment figures. The London FTSE 100 index added 2.15 per cent to close at 4340.71 points while in Paris the CAC 40 rose 2.43 per cent to reach 3217. The Frankfurt Dax gained 2.0 per cent to end the session at 4905.44. There were gains of 1.18 per cent in Madrid, 2.12 per cent in Brussels,...
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