'Spring fever' infects stocks

Stock markets around the world have notched up record gains with Japan leading the charge.

There has been an outbreak of spring fever in the equity markets. The FTSE All-World Index has reached its best level since June 2008. The FTSE 100 is at a five and a half-year high and America's Dow Jones index is at a record above 15,000 having hit 14,000 a mere two months ago.

The world's best major stock market this year, however, has been Japan's Nikkei 225 index. It has gained 37% in 2013 and 65% since its rally began in November, reaching 14,000 for the first time since 2008.

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