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

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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