Friday, January 25, 2008

Global markets rally to end rough week (AP)



A pedestrian looks at an  electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. Japan's benchmark stock index rose 2.8 percent Friday morning following a rally on Wall Street overnight and a weakening of the yen against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei rose 367.05 points to 13,459.83 points by the end of morning session on the Tokyo Stock exchange. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - European and Asian markets rallied Friday near the end of a tumultuous trading week as investors took heart from Wall's Street's gains overnight and positive U.S. labor market data.




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