Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110408:08:32:00
Over 0.5%, pauline. europe had a good lead-in from the markets in asia which were all higher this session led by tokyo. the nikkei 225 had risen nearly 2% by the close as investors looked past the country's latest earthquake on thursday night. that did not do any more damage to the nuclear reactors in fukushima. tokyo electric soared more than 23% after the company said it can meet power demands for at least the next two months. banking stocks led in the gains in sydney and in another bit of news from australia, the government there formally rejected an $8.8 billion bid by the singapore exch...