... offs as well. Italy's S&P/MIB Index contracted by 6 percent, while Switzerland's major index and Britain's FTSE 100 slid 5 percent. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng were down nearly 4 percent.

... April delivery fell 78 cents to settle at $46.25 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.1 percent, Germany's DAX index slipped 0.7 percent, and France's CAC-40 rose 0.4 percent. Japan ...

... 23.36, or 4.7 percent, to 471.82. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.5 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 declined 2.1 percent, Germany's DAX index declined 2.6 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 2.4 percent. The ...

... is too little, too late and investors feel it won't help the economy recover." On Monday, Britain's benchmark FTSE-100 slumped 5.5 percent to 5,578.20, France's CAC-40 Index tumbled 6.8 percent to 4,744.15, and Germany ...

... 13.07, or 1.9 percent, to 721.07. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.58 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 finished up 1.27 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 2.41 percent, and France's CAC-40 rose 2.05 percent ...

... 88, or 1.44 percent, to 696.63. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average closed up 1.00 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 jumped 2.63 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 1.88 percent, and France's CAC-40 surged 2.76 percent. On ...

... Japan, the Nikkei average lost more than 4 percent. And then the losses spread across Europe nearly 6 percent for the FTSE-100 in Britain, 7 percent for the German DAX and more than 9 percent for France's CAC-40. In the United States, President ...

... Friday, its lowest level since October 1989, although it recovered somewhat to close down 5 percent. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading British stocks was as low as 8 percent before finishing down 5 percent, while France's CAC 40 was ...

... Wednesday's surge in New York that saw both the Nasdaq and Dow gain more than 300 points. The London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 index shot up 155 points in the first few minutes of trading before settling back slightly to 6,156.70 by afternoon ...

... filtering through to Energis, which was down 6 percent, and Colt Telecom, down 5.6 percent. By midafternoon, London's FTSE 100 index was up just 0.11 percent, or 6 points, to 5,568.90, while Paris' CAC 40 was down 1 percent, or 54 points ...