Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,318.20	+138.38	0.91%
S&P 500	1,651.81	+12.77	0.78%
Nasdaq	3,482.18	+30.05	0.87%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,318.20

+138.38

0.91%

S&P 500

1,651.81

+12.77

0.78%

Nasdaq

3,482.18

+30.05

0.87%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,707.16	+6.23	0.23%
FTSE 100	6,374.82	+0.61	0.01%
DAX	8,272.95	+43.44	0.53%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,707.16

+6.23

0.23%

FTSE 100

6,374.82

+0.61

0.01%

DAX

8,272.95

+43.44

0.53%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	13,245.20	+237.94	1.83%
Hang Seng	20,986.90	-238.99	-1.13%
S&P/ASX 200	4,861.38	+47.03	0.98%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

13,245.20

+237.94

1.83%

Hang Seng

20,986.90

-238.99

-1.13%

S&P/ASX 200

4,861.38

+47.03

0.98%

France Has No Plans to Review Fracking Ban, Energy Minister Says

By Steve Rhinds - 2012-07-20T06:48:09Z

The French government currently has no plans to lift a ban on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, the technique used to extract gas and oil from shale rock, Environment and Energy Minister Delphine Batho said in an interview with radio station RMC today.

Batho also said there are no plans for a freeze on gasoline prices at the moment.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Steve Rhinds at srhinds@bloomberg.net

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