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October 2, 2008

US, European, Asian Markets React to Senate Vote on Bailout Plan
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Markets in London, Paris, Frankfurt post gains but US, Asian markets
lower despite Senate approval of plan to shore up financial system 
Japanese businessman walks by share prices board in Tokyo, 02 Oct
2008U.S. stocks were down as much as one percent as Thursday's trading
got underway. European shares made modest gains in afternoon trading.
Many Asian markets declined despite Wednesday's Senate vote. Tokyo's
Nikkei index lost nearly two percent, while the indexes in Sydney, South
Korea and Taiwan also dropped. But Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained
just over one percent by the close.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Bloomberg.


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