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Thomson Reuters shares soar in Europe, N. America

Thomson Reuters shares soared in Europe and North America on Friday after government intervention ended a week of financial market turmoil.

Closing prices:

LONDON: TRIL.L, which started the week just over 1,500 pence, closed at 1,400 pence, up 130 pence or 10.24 per cent on the day. The FTSE 100 Index of blue chip shares registered its biggest one-day gain since it was introduced in 1984. It closed 431.3 points or 8.84 per cent higher at 5,311.30.

NEW YORK: TRI was 8.63 per cent higher at $33.34, a gain of $2.65. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 368.75 points or 3.35 per cent higher at 11,388.44.

NASDAQ: TRIN was up 6.48 per cent at $155.57, a gain of $9.47.

TORONTO: TRI.TO was up 6.89 per cent at C$34.76, a gain of C$2.24. ■