Europe up on takeovers prospects
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A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday&#39;s strong session on Wall Street and some snippets of bid activity.
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European shares inched up to fresh  two-month highs on Monday as optimism grew that the U.S.  economy was doing well, helping to lift beaten-down sectors  such as technology and insurers.
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European stock markets rose on Thursday as investors seized on a flurry of bullish earnings reports, and after Tokyo hit a near seven-year high.
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Europe's year-end rally gathered momentum this week with bid speculation in the banking and retail sectors helping equities reach a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday.
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Shares in E.ON, Germany's biggest power supplier, were higher on the Frankfurt stock exchange after the group announced at the weekend that it was raising its offer for Spanish electricity supplier Endesa.
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European stock markets pushed upwards in early deals as company news provided a fillip in otherwise cautious trading ahead of a US interest rate decision.
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European stock markets rose strongly with London trading at fresh two-year high points, as English football giant Manchester United said it had received a takeover approach.
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European stock markets rose in early afternoon dealing amid a surprise sharp increase in Germany's investor confidence and a string of solid results, analysts said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets climbed higher on Friday as the oil sector was energised by soaring crude prices, dealers said.
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European equities edged higher on Wednesday, with banks leading the advance after investors welcomed forecast-beating results from Anglo Irish Bank and an upbeat trading statement from Royal Bank of Scotland.
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The oil company&#39;s plans to move to a unified corporate structure extend rally into third day. LONDON  - European shares rose for a third straight session Thursday, led by Royal Dutch/Shell on news
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European equity markets were lifted by a rebound in the financial sectors on Tuesday, with Italy's Capitalia leading banks higher after Spain's Santander was reported to be poised to raise its stake to around 5 per cent.
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European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
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European equities were expected to open higher on Tuesday following overnight gains on Wall Street, with telecoms in focus as Vivendi offered to buy Deutsche Telecom's stake in PTC, the Polish mobile operator.
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European stock markets have risen solidly after Wall Street had rebounded overnight.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly rose Monday, but Paris shares were hit by news of a merger between utility giants Suez and Gaz de France.