European markets open higher

[nadinbrzezinski]

Source: Yahoo News Feed

European indices are opening higher

See link

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=europe

Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=europe

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Folks there is no article yet on this

[ClintonTyree]

1. Marginally higher....

actually the composite is mixed, a few gaining, a few losing ground. All very well positioned for the usual Friday profit taking at the end of the sessions.

[Eugene]

2. Asian markets fall; Tokyo down 5.4 pct. (Europe mixed) - AP

Source: Associated Press

Asian markets fall; Tokyo down 5.4 pct.

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
52 minutes ago

TOKYO - Asian shares tumbled again Friday, with the
Tokyo benchmark nose-diving 5.4 percent, as the region
showed little sign of staging a recovery amid a global
sell-off over U.S. credit fears. European stocks,
meanwhile, were mixed in early trade.

The dollar's decline that worsened earnings prospects
for Japanese companies added to the battering Tokyo's
benchmark has been taking in recent sessions, sending
the Nikkei 225 index crashing 874.81 points, or 5.4
percent, to close at 15,273.68, its lowest close in a
year.

Hong Kong's blue chip Hang Seng Index was down as much
as 5.2 percent midafternoon, and the Korea Composite
Stock Price Index lost 3.19 percent after dropping 6.9
percent the previous session.

In early European trade, Britain's FTSE is up 1.1 percent,
France's CAC 40 index is up 0.6 percent and Germany's DAX
is down 0.25 percent.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets

[TheWatcher]

3. Unfortunately, my friend, they are all in the red except for three of them

And Helicopter Ben can try to levitate the Markets over here all he wants.

But it only works until it doesn't.

And we are very close.