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France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire tells investors to "calm down" after stocks in French banks including Societe Generale and BNP Paribas sank following the collapse of US lender Silicon Valley Bank. SOUNDBITE
Protesters gathered for a third straight day at the offices of teetering property developer Evergrande in southern China, after a company offer of property and even parking spaces instead of cash pay backs fell flat among anxious investors. IMAGES
Stocks opened lower on Friday as investors wait for a presidential election winner to be declared. Wall Street bounced back from earlier lows after the jobs report showed the economy continues to recover. The Dow fell nearly 150 points, or 0.5%, in early trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down 0.5% and 0.9%. The Dow and S&P 500 posted gains of about 7% this week. According to CNN, the Nasdaq rallied 9% in the past five days.
Seoul, Apr 17 (EFE/EPA).- The benchmark South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 43.15 points or 1.88 percent on Wednesday to close at 2,343.31, as investors worldwide took an optimistic stance on the U.S. presidential election. (Camera: JEON HEON KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN DEALERS WORKING AT THE HANA BANK IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.