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 Stocks hit fresh six-month highs 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hopes for the global economic recovery outweigh the sentiment-sapping impact of the lingering eurozone fiscal crisis

 Small-caps: Bango jumps on Facebook deal 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The mobile payments and analytics group, which is already working with Research In Motion, Amazon and Gameloft, was up nearly 40%

 FTSE slips after reaching fresh five-month high 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The index reached its highest level since early August, helped by a rally in the banking sector and some well-received corporate earnings

 US stocks react to 2012 forecasts 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
US stocks open higher, but ongoing discussions in Athens to secure a further tranche of bail-out money continue to weigh on sentiment

 European banks remain buoyant 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Risk-on trading pushes the FTSE Eurofirst 300 to a fresh six-month high

 Nikkei rallies after Toyota outlook 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Asian shares have a robust session as earnings season continues with some encouraging guidance from Japan’s Toyota