The European stock markets been closed with a clear low on Wednesday, under pressure collapse of the banking sector and recovery Wall Street.

The Dow Jones charged heavy losses to the opening, despite its good results after the closing, after the Federal Reserve stated that interest rates remain near zero until mid-2013. From London to Paris, the fall varies from 3 to 5%.

After a good start, the Paris Bourse got to play the red, penalized by the fall of the banking sector and an opening down Wall Street. The CAC 40 lost 5.45% standing at the 3002.99 points. The banking sector suffered particularly after Greece has plans to expand its exchange program to include obligations over the longer term, which severely penalize private creditors.
“There are also rumors of the most bizarre, some speak of a possible degradation of the French rating agency by a notary” Said an analyst with Paris remained anonymous. Moody’s & Fitch have confirmed its part, the AAA for France. Standard & Poor’s, Who recently lowered the credit rating of AA + United States asserted that the memo from France would be in AAA with a stable outlook.

The British stock market suddenly changed direction at the beginning of the afternoon, arriving at the red and precipitating his downfall. The index FTSE-100 of the main values ​​of closed down 3.05% to 5007.16 points after 2% had advanced earlier in the day.

Meanwhile, Asian stock markets closed with green numbers. The index Japan’s Nikkei reported an increase of 1.05% Seoul closed 0.27% and Sydney 2.6%. It is also the first time the spot price of gold spent more than $ 1,800 an ounce.

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