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las plazas del Viejo Continente.

English translation: european stock markets


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Spanish term or phrase:las plazas del Viejo Continente.
English translation:european stock markets
Entered by: Francesca Samuel
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20:58 Sep 24, 2006
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / stock market Spain
Spanish term or phrase: las plazas del Viejo Continente.
El mercado madrileño inició la sesión con ganancias y el selectivo Ibex 35 se acercaba a la cota psicológica de los 6.200 puntos, en una jornada en la que predominan las órdenes de compra en todas las plazas del Viejo Continente.
Francesca Samuel
United States
Local time: 11:25
european stock markets
Explanation:
..that's how they are referred to in the US....
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bigedsenior
Local time: 11:25
Grading comment
Thanks so much for your help!
Saludos,
Francesca
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2european stock marketsbigedsenior
5Europe's bourses/markets
John Rynne
4financial markets of the Old Continent
David Russi
4European commercial centres
patyjs


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
financial markets of the Old Continent


Explanation:
buy orders dominate on all the financial markets of the Old Continent

David Russi
United States
Local time: 12:25
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Europe's bourses/markets


Explanation:
I must say I loathe all this "viejo continente" crap. Radio Intereconomía uses it all the time. I don't know why they don't refer to themselves as "la radio descerebrada". :-)

John Rynne
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
European commercial centres


Explanation:
This might be what you need....

patyjs
Mexico
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
european stock markets


Explanation:
..that's how they are referred to in the US....

bigedsenior
Local time: 11:25
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 247
Grading comment
Thanks so much for your help!
Saludos,
Francesca

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthew Smith: or stock exchanges
1 hr
  -> thanks again, Matthew

agree  Jason Willis-Lee: *E*uropean
1 day5 hrs
  -> thanks, Jason
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