Richemont Sparkle Lifts European Stocks
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Sparkling sales from luxury goods giant Richemont helped lift European shares on Thursday, quelling concerns about advertising firm Havas' plans to issue more shares and the drag effect of a weaker Wall Street..
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LONDON: European stock markets rallied yesterday as investors appreciated gains in New York and Asia and digested a flurry of company news.
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European equities rose on Monday, helped by bid speculation in the reinsurance sector and strength among carmakers. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 0.4 per cent at 1,549.925.
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European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.
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European markets stocks rose Friday, buoyed by the prospect of a proposed economic stimulus package aimed at warding off recession in the United States.
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European shares shrugged off a spike in  the euro to a fresh all-time high Wednesday, with telecoms  again leading the way higher after interim profits at Britain's  mm02 beat expectations.
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Leading European stock markets have risen after a record overnight session on Wall Street, with German power producer E.ON soaring after Gas Natural of Spain pulled away from its bid for Endesa.
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European shares nudged higher on Monday  with technology stocks such as mobile phone giant Nokia and  consumer electronics firm Philips rebounding after a poor start  to 2005.
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European stocks touched two-month highs  on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics    stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields  firmed on continued speculation about interest rate increases.
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European stocks climbed for a fourth day Monday, as national benchmarks advanced in 13 of the 18 Western European markets.
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European stock markets hit their highest levels in nearly 2-1/2 years on Friday, pumped up by chipmakers Infineon and ASML after industry bellwether Intel boosted its quarterly revenue outlook.
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European equity markets surged higher on Thursday in their best day since the bull market began in March 2003 as stocks shook off news of a EU4.9bn fraud at French bank Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.
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European stocks rose Monday as the euro retreated from record highs against the dollar and merger speculation and cost-cutting agendas among Europe's largest companies drew attention.
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European shares hit a fresh 10-week high  on Friday as a positive report on Chinese steel demand boosted  ore producers such as Anglo-American, while French utility  Veolia rose after posting solid first-half earnings.
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European equities recovered from an early sell-off Wednesday after a strong open on Wall Street helped spark a rally in financial stocks, and rising oil prices lifted the energy sector.
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European stocks staged a broad rebound on Thursday with the banking sector leading the gains, while French engineer Alstom reported strong sales growth.
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European stocks rose Wednesday, shaking off declines on U.S. stock indexes the previous day, as U.S. investors sought bargains.