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	2,700.93	-1.76	-0.07%
FTSE 100	6,374.21	+43.72	0.69%
DAX	8,229.51	+13.78	0.17%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,700.93

-1.76

-0.07%

FTSE 100

6,374.21

+43.72

0.69%

DAX

8,229.51

+13.78

0.17%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	13,237.40	+230.14	1.77%
Hang Seng	21,225.90	-0.02	0.00%
S&P/ASX 200	4,834.60	+20.25	0.42%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

13,237.40

+230.14

1.77%

Hang Seng

21,225.90

-0.02

0.00%

S&P/ASX 200

4,834.60

+20.25

0.42%

Gates Foundation Signs Deal With Islamic Development Bank

By Nayla Razzouk - 2012-10-08T15:30:11Z

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed an agreement with the Islamic Development Bank for a program to fight contagious diseases and provide food security in several countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The five-year program will cover projects mainly in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, SPA reported, citing Ahmad Mohamed Ali, chairman and president of the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia- based Islamic Development Bank.

To contact the reporter on this story: Nayla Razzouk in Dubai at nrazzouk2@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephen Voss at sev@bloomberg.net

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