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Last Updated: Thursday, 19 April 2007, 09:37 GMT 10:37 UK
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China's economy picks up pace, stoking fears it may be overheating and sending shares sharply down.

Iraq's oil reserves are significantly untapped and production could be doubled in five years, a study says.
The Dow Jones hits a fresh all-time closing high, buoyed by strong results from bank JP Morgan Chase.

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FTSE 100 6406.5 down -42.90
Dax 7187.4 down -94.98
Cac 40 5777.7 down -58.23
Dow Jones 12803.8 up 30.80
Nasdaq 2510.5 down -6.45
S&P 500 1472.5 up 1.02
BBC Global 30 5733.2 down -13.73

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