The psychological and political implications of the terrorist's death are huge, but there has also been an immediate, albeit muted, effect on global markets. Gold had been on a bender and stocks
heading down until Sunday night, when news of Osama Bin Laden's death swept the world. Now stocks are up slightly, particularly at Tokyo's Nikkei index, as well as in Korea and Europe, while gold and
oil are down. The Nikkei closed today above 10,000 for the first time since the March 11 earthquake rocked the nation.
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