Shares climb after intervention

Most European and Asian shares have moved ahead as investors absorbed news of a co-ordinated interest rate cut. Banking shares helped push the UK's FTSE 100 index 2.8 percent higher in early trade, while France's Cac-40 rose 3 percent. and Germany's Dax-30 added 2 percent. Shares climb after intervention But Japan's Nikkei index surrendered early gains after Prime Minister Taro Aso worried investors by urging more action to boost the country's economy. The measures would be on top of stimulus plan already proposed. Seven central banks on Wednesday cut interest rates in an effort to steady the faltering global economy. As the turbulent week continued, in other developments: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that some banks will still fail despite the USD 700bn rescue package to shore up the financial system. Iceland's largest bank, Kaupthing, became the third financial institution to be taken over by the country's government in the past week. UK Chancellor Alistair Darling flew to the U.S. to discuss the co-ordinated cutting of interest rates by six central banks. Japan uncertainty Russian stock markets climbed strongly - after re-opening following a suspension in trading on Wednesday. The benchmark RTS index added 5.5 percent in early trading Micex index climbed 7 percent. Japan's benchmark Nikkei lost 0.5 percent or 45.83 points to close at 9,157.5. Shares had been ahead for most of trading after the Bank of Japan injected two trillion yen into the money markets in an effort to calm fears. But Mr Aso's call for further action prompted a sell-off. The Nikkei had suffered its biggest one-day drop in 21 years on Wednesday, with the index shedding nearly 10 percent of its value. In Sydney, Australia's main share index fell 1.8 percent, but Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 2.7 percent after its central bank announced a half a percentage point cut to its interest rate, taking it to 2 percent. South Korea's stock market climbed after the central bank announced an interest rate cut of a quarter of a percentage point.

Shares climb after intervention

But Japan's Nikkei index surrendered early gains after Prime Minister Taro Aso worried investors by urging more action to boost the country's economy.

The measures would be on top of stimulus plan already proposed.

Seven central banks on Wednesday cut interest rates in an effort to steady the faltering global economy.

As the turbulent week continued, in other developments:

• U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that some banks will still fail despite the USD 700bn rescue package to shore up the financial system.
• Iceland's largest bank, Kaupthing, became the third financial institution to be taken over by the country's government in the past week.
• UK Chancellor Alistair Darling flew to the U.S. to discuss the co-ordinated cutting of interest rates by six central banks.

Japan uncertainty

Russian stock markets climbed strongly - after re-opening following a suspension in trading on Wednesday.

The benchmark RTS index added 5.5 percent in early trading Micex index climbed 7 percent.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei lost 0.5 percent or 45.83 points to close at 9,157.5.

Shares had been ahead for most of trading after the Bank of Japan injected two trillion yen into the money markets in an effort to calm fears.

But Mr Aso's call for further action prompted a sell-off.

The Nikkei had suffered its biggest one-day drop in 21 years on Wednesday, with the index shedding nearly 10 percent of its value.

In Sydney, Australia's main share index fell 1.8 percent, but Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 2.7 percent after its central bank announced a half a percentage point cut to its interest rate, taking it to 2 percent.

South Korea's stock market climbed after the central bank announced an interest rate cut of a quarter of a percentage point.