Angela merkel among the well wisher for World Champion f1 Michael Schumacher following his operation on a serious brain injury. And a fiery train collision in the United States forces the evacuation in a small town. The latest in a string of concerns about oil by rail traffic. And a warm welcome to the last trading day of 2013. And investors, certainly stock investors might be sorry to say goodbye to this year. Its been quite a stellar year. This wont be the most important trading day of the year, probably the least important trading day of the year. Some markets some closinged. Japan closed yesterday. Germany, switzerland, ireland, athens closed yesterday, as well. Right now on the stoxx 600, premature, advancers outpace decliners around 6 to 4. This is where we stand at the moment. The ftse 100 is up 18 points. If you look at the annual figures in a few moments, the cac 40 is up 0. 2 . The ibex is fairly flat. This is what asia markets have done today. The nikkei closed yesterday, as