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Pedestrians pass an electronic display sign showing the British FTSE 100 in London, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.

A graph showing the performance of the FTSE 100 shares is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Manchester, northern England, October 15, 2008. Britain's top share index lost 7.2 percent ending a two-day rally, as commodity stocks slumped amid growing fears of global recession.

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Pedestrians walk past an electronic billboard displaying current FTSE 100 stock market data in London, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. European stock markets fell, then recovered some lost ground Thursday on expectations Wall Street will not repeat the heavy selloff from the day before.

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An investor looks at the share index at a bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009. Asian stocks jumped Thursday after China's economic growth quickened and U.S. companies posted stronger-than-expected results, boosting faith in a global recovery.

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Investors look at the share index at a bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 16, 2009. Asian stocks jumped Thursday after China's economic growth quickened and U.S. companies posted stronger-than-expected results, boosting faith in a global recovery.

A woman passes an electronic board displaying the closing price of Nikkei share average (top R), Russia's RTS index and Britain's FTSE 100 index in Tokyo June 12, 2009.

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A Royal Bank of Scotland branch logo is pictured reflected on a clothes shop sale sign in Chelmsford in Essex, on January 19, 2009.

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Two men leave the London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland, (RBS) in London, on January 19, 2009.

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A newspaper vendor works behind a headline billboard referring to a record annual loss by the Royal Bank of Scotland in central London, on January 19, 2009.

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A city worker walks past a newspaper headline billboard referring to a record annual loss by the Royal Bank of Scotland in central London, on January 19, 2009.

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The London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland, (RBS) is pictured on January 19, 2009.

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A woman shopper walks past a large sale sign in central London, Wednesday Dec. 31, 2008. Britain's main share index ended 2008 trading down 31.3% compared with a year earlier.

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A man reads a newspaper whilst smoking a cigarette outside an office building in London, Friday Dec. 12, 2008.

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A person is seen in an elevator on a building in central London's City financial district, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. World stocks fell sharply Thursday as recession fears gripped markets and briefly sent oil prices below $50 a barrel.

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People are seen riding elevators on a building in central London's City financial district, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. World stocks fell sharply Thursday as recession fears gripped markets and briefly sent oil prices below $50 a barrel.

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People are seen on a bus as it passes the Bank of England building in central London's City financial district, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. World stocks fell sharply Thursday as recession fears gripped markets and briefly sent oil prices below $50 a barrel.

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People smoke outside the Royal Exchange building in central London's City financial district, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. World stocks fell sharply Thursday as recession fears gripped markets and briefly sent oil prices below $50 a barrel.

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People walk outside the London Stock Exchange in the City of London financial district, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. World stocks fell sharply Thursday as recession fears gripped markets and briefly sent oil prices below $50 a barrel.