Stock markets should stay open during crisis - WFE (at Reuters)

LONDON , Oct 12 (Reuters) - The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) said stock markets should remain open throughout the financial crisis, rejecting calls for trading to be suspended amid deepening market turmoil. "The world's exchange leaders strongly reaffirm the principle that equities and equity related exchanges remain open throughout this period," the WFE said in a statement on Sunday after a regularly scheduled meeting in Milan. Massimo Capuano, chairman of WFE and chief executive of the Borsa... [read full story]