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

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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.