UBS, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citibank and Merrill Lynch International are currently listed on the exchange.

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Private investment bank Julius Baer added 2.2% after confirming it is in talks with Bank of America about acquiring the Merrill Lynch international wealth-management business.

WSJ: Europe Stocks Rise

Their product consists of an online broking account through which customers can, among other things, trade domestic and international shares, make use of online banking facilities and read Merrill Lynch's global investment research.

ECONOMIST: Banking for the well-off

Lehman's bankruptcy filing on Monday, Merrill Lynch's merger deal with Bank of America, and the government's rescue of American International Group on Tuesday prompted a wave of selling in financial stocks Wednesday.

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