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Monday, July 21, 2008

European shares jump on Bank of America results

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Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:11am EDT

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - European shares extended gains to hit their day's highs on Monday after results from Bank of America (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1.1 percent at 1,177.42 points, having hit a day high of 1,178.77 after the Bank of America results.

(Reporting by Sitaraman Shankar)


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