European shares rise ahead of US data
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European stocks hit fresh six-and-a-half-year highs on Friday as takeover speculation offset any caution ahead of non-farm payrolls from the US later in the session.
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The euro edged higher against the dollar in thin trading as dealers awaited key US data later in the week and London was closed for a bank holiday.
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European equities were a higher on Wednesday as bank stocks were moved by merger talk, while the broader market took the lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high.
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European equities turned higher on Friday afternoon after US non-farm payrolls data revealed no nasty surprises and turned Wall Street futures positive.
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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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European shares edged higher in opening  trade on Wednesday, boosted by a solid performance on Wall  Street overnight but chip equipment maker ASML fell after  issuing a cautious outlook.
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European stocks moved cautiously higher Tuesday, with the retail sector getting a leg up from some stellar first-half numbers from UK grocer Tesco.
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European stock markets rose on Thursday, chasing US and Asian markets higher, as equity investors mulled easing economic concerns amid a flood of company earnings news.
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European shares strongly extended gains on Friday after data showed job creation in the U.S. economy was double expectations at 337,000 in October.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street and in Asia, with further takeover activity in the Spanish utilities sector enlivening the session.
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European shares rose sharply on Friday,  driven by news of a U.S.-Chinese stake in mining giant Rio  Tinto, while currency and bond markets focused on pending U.S.  jobs data as a guide to the state of its world-leading economy.
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Stock index futures rose sharply in  European trade on Tuesday, rebounding from early losses, ahead  of earnings from Goldman Sachs  which might offer clues  on the outlook for the credit-hit banking sector.
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European shares touched a two-month high  on Monday as investors bought stocks in sectors highly exposed  to the global economic cycle like tech and basic resources  following reassuring U.S. jobs data on Friday.
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Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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AFP/File - Europe's main stock markets drove higher after a steadier performance by Asian shares and Wall Street overnight, but concerns lingered over the troubled US economy, dealers said Tuesday.
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European stocks and currencies rose on  Friday as manufacturing data reinforced the view the region  will outperform a slowing U.S. economy in 2007, while crude oil  retreated after hitting a two-month high above $63.
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European shares edged higher early on Thursday, with auto stocks leading the way after France's Renault posted a 4.2 percent rise in global sales last year.