london_stock_exchangeLONDON: The British stock market jumped by more than 2.0 percent in opening trade here on Thursday, after tumbling 3.0 percent the previous day in a fierce global sell-off on heightened eurozone debt concerns.

London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies jumped 2.22 percent to 5,118.29 points in initial deals, mirroring gains elsewhere across Europe.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

 

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