Europe's peripheral markets were also higher Wednesday as investors took a break from the heavy selling that has characterized recent trading.

欧洲各大股市周三全线上涨，投资者暂时停止近来持续的大量抛售。

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Analysts at UBS, a bank, reckon that euro break-up could cost a peripheral country 40-50% of GDP in the first year, and a core country 20-25% (see article).

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