Benchmark interest rate to 2.25% in the stock market rallied in Europe and America.

<P> Order to prevent the U.S. economy into a severe recession, the Fed decided to 18, significantly lowered the benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points to 2.25%. .</ P> <P> LONDON, March 18 Xinhua by the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates sharply news, the London stock market rebounded strongly 18, "Financial Times" 100 average stock price index to close at 5605.8 points, up 191.4 points ., an increase of 3.54%. .</ P> <P> It http://finance. Hearing, in addition to expectations about Fed rate cuts, the London stock market the same day by Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers quarterly financial reports such as better-than-expected positive encouragement. ."Financial Times" 100 stock index opened higher after a strong all the way to higher and higher, Zhong Pan to the day time high close. .Analysts here believe that the market recovery of 5600 mark a significant point integer, to avoid being punctured before the London stock market to go completely bear low risks. .</ P> <P> suffered heavy losses in the previous session's strong rebound in bank shares is the vanguard of the day. .All UK banks all rose, the rise in the market contributed a total of 59 index points. .United Leicester Bank jumped 8.4%; Standard Chartered Bank rose 7.5%; HSBC Holdings also rose 7.2%. .Mises British software company announced merger and acquisition due to soaring 13.8%, sit tight or table top spot. .</ P> <P> day, the other major stock markets in Europe also ushered in a long absence, a strong rally. .Paris CAC40 stock index closed 4,582.59 points, compared with the previous trading day up 151.55 points, or 3.42%. .Frankfurt DAX stock market index closed 6,393.39 points, up 211.09 points than the previous day, or 3.41%. .</ P>.