Excerpt from:  Individual Equities CFDs and Spread Bets
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November 21, 2008

Banks Lead Stock Market Higher

Spread bets and CFDs on individual equities
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the stock market should consider that banks are leading the charge today. Stock markets in Asia and Europe are rebounding and U.S. stock futures are looking somewhat optimistic.

The main reason behind this movement comes from two main global banking players:
  1. Barclays has unveiled a fund raising plan, and its top shareholder has says it is in favour of it.
  2. Citi has announced that it might sell itself off -- in pieces or as a whole. This news did what the Saudi investment couldn't: boost Citi and the market.

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