Article: Evening Standard, London, Stock Markets Column.

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Oct. 30--'FOLLOW MY LEADER' RATE CUT HOPES LIFT FOOTSIE: The coincidental meeting of major European central bank interest rate-setting authorities on Guy Fawkes day raised the prospect of global "follow my leader" rate cuts initiated by Britain with a full half-a-per-cent fall.

German and French bankers meet on the same day and they could make cuts too. Today's Swedish rate cut stimulated hopes and blue chips ran through another psychologically important barrier at the 5400 mark.

A strong Wall Street close also helped initiate the run-up and within five minutes the market enjoyed a 1 percent gain. From that ...

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