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Overview: China growth hopes spark optimism

By Chris Flood

Published: February 4 2009 19:06 | Last updated: February 4 2009 22:18

Hopes for an early recovery in the Chinese economy provided a boost for commodity markets and global mining stocks on Wednesday.

However, the accompanying recovery in risk appetite ran out of steam in New York as Wall Street settled lower.

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