World Stocks Markets - London's FTSE 100 climbs ahead of easter break.

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UK's blue-chip index rose in early deals on Thursday, lifted by commodity-linked stocks, though most European markets were range-bound as worries of a possible recession in the US caused an overhang ahead of the Easter break. The FTSE 100 rose 0.4 percent by 0707 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 index slipped 0.1 percent and the continent-wide STOXX 600 climbed 0.3 percent. Shell rose 1.7 percent as the energy giant forecast higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) output in the first quarter. Robert Walters Plc fell 4.1...