European stocks close higher in Christmas Eve trading
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LONDON  - European stock markets closed modestly higher in shortened trading hours after a strong pre-Christmas showing by Wall Street.
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European stocks nudged higher on Wednesday thanks to strong perfomances from the banking sector, while retail stocks continued to outperform in the run up to Christmas.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets advanced Friday, extending gains after Wall Street powered higher overnight.
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European equity markets ended higher on Tuesday, shrugging off early losses, as airline stocks were lifted by merger speculation, while industrial groups gained on earnings expectations.
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Europe's main equity markets fizzed higher on Monday as traders welcomed the arrival of the Christmas holidays.
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U.S. stocks traded higher on Thursday  as strong durable goods data and an improvement in consumer  sentiment for December signaled economic strength, but trading  volumes were light before the Christmas holiday.
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European shares in the last full trading session before Christmas on Friday as a seasonal rally took hold with industrial metals and construction groups regaining lost ground.
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European stock markets have risen solidly after Wall Street had rebounded overnight.
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European stock markets hit a new six-and-a-half year high on Friday following the record close on Wall Street.
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European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall Street.
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European stock markets bounced higher in the wake of a strong overnight showing on Wall Street as oil prices closed lower in New York for the first time in nearly a fortnight.
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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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European equities markets recovered from early losses to finish a volatile session higher on Wednesday, reflecting a rebound in US equities on Wall Street.
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European shares got off to a sparkling  start of the New Year, rallying to a 30-month high on Monday  after a broad rebound of the dollar lifted exporters such as  car giant DaimlerChrysler.
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European stocks were broadly steady on Friday morning in the truncated final session of 2004 in holiday-hit trade, but markets were set to end higher for the second year in a row and the outlook for 2005 remains firm.
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European share markets meandered to a steady close yesterday as dealers squared their books on the last full trading day before Christmas, while a fresh record high in the euro capped sentiment after recent equity gains.
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European shares crept to a two-month  closing high on Monday, boosted by tech stocks and other  sectors most exposed to the global economic cycle but trade was  lackluster with the United States on holiday.