European Stocks Are at Five Month Highs
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European equities flirted with 5-month peaks as hopes that economic growth was sustainable and a small dip in oil prices helped lure investors back to recent underperformers such as technology and insurance stocks.
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European stock markets rose in early deals, showing resilience in the face of record high oil prices.
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These top-rated stocks do best in the month of February.
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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 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 equity markets were expected to get off to a higher start on Monday after stocks on Wall Street ended firmly last week as oil prices slipped from recent highs.
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European stock markets faded on Thursday  after an initial Wall Street-inspired jump to five-month highs,  as crude oil prices chalked up yet another record high and  investors prepared for a raft of key economic news.
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European equity markets were higher on Wednesday, lifted by rallying financial stocks and following gains in the US and Asia.
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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 continuing speculation about rate hikes.
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European equity markets moved to fresh five-and-a-half-year highs on Wednesday as oil stocks rallied, while techs were led by Nokia after research showed it had extended its market share in the third quarter.
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Europe's share of global financial markets rose in the past five years compared with America, a survey by International Financial Services London, a UK-based trade body said on Monday.
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The euro set a record high against the  dollar for the fifth session running on Wednesday and tested  last year's lifetime high against the yen as investors' bearish  views of the U.S. currency dominated markets.
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European shares surged to new 5-1/2 year  highs early on Wednesday as an overnight surge in oil prices  lifted heavily-weighted energy shares, helping offset fears of  an earnings slowdown at Credit Agricole .
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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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European shares opened higher on Friday, boosted by a strong post-election rally on Wall Street overnight and a fall in oil prices to a five-week low.
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European equity markets rose to fresh six-year highs 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 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.