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The explosion killed and wounded more than 210 people, destroyed 16 buses, 24 minibuses and dozens of parked cars.
German DAX had fallen by 0.89 per cent, the French CAC 40 by 0.91 per cent and London’s FTSE 100 by 0.70 per cent.
The African Development Bank Chief Economist says reducing poverty by a range from half to two-thirds is a more realistic goal and is achievable.
Millions of people, including children, are at risk of starvation if immediate help is not provided, says UNICEF.
Nine aircraft and 14 naval vessels from many nations converged on an Indian Ocean area the size of Los Angeles.
The drastic sell-off of tech and biotech stocks comes on fears that China's economic dynamo may be slowing down.
However, the nearly 12,000-strong force will not be deployed until September 2014.
But some countries like the UK and Israel registered greater growth than the WEO's previous report indicated in January.
Between 2001 and 2012, fortunes appear to have shifted for some of the traditionally more powerful African dynamos.
The signal could be the biggest lead yet for rescuers who have combed thousands of miles to find the plane.