Europe Shares Hover Near 2-1/2 Year Highs
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European shares hovered near 2-1/2 year  highs on Tuesday as economic optimism prevailed, but British  retailer Woolworths fell 8 percent after it reported sluggish  Christmas sales.
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European stocks jumped to fresh 6-month highs on Friday, buoyed by lower oil prices and a strong rally on Wall Street, but the dollar hung close to record lows against the euro ahead of key U.S. jobs data.
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European shares flirted with 28-month highs on Monday, buoyed by a bounce back in auto groups after their recent trouncing due to the weak dollar.
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday as oil prices held below &#36;48 a barrel, and the euro held off from mounting another assault on &#36;1.30 but hovered near record highs against the dollar.
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European shares clung to 2-1/2 year  highs in lackluster trading on Thursday, while Swiss Re rallied  on news its likely pay-out in the wake of Asia's tsunami  tragedy will be less than 100 million Swiss francs ($88.3  million).
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European shares edged nearer to 2-1/2 year highs on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's gains, but the world's biggest paper maker Stora Enso fell after saying its fourth quarter will be tough.
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European shares clung to 2-1/2 year highs on Wednesday after U.S. blue chips hit their best level in 3-1/2 years, with drugmaker AstraZeneca starring after Japan gave the green light to a key drug.
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European shares rose to 29-month highs  on Wednesday while the dollar came under modest pressure  despite a rate hike, and reassuring words, from the Federal  Reserve.
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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 shares closed at 2-1/2 year highs Friday in the truncated final session before Christmas, led by gains in oil stocks such as BP.
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European shares hovered near 2-1/2 year highs on Tuesday as economic optimism prevailed, but British retailer Woolworths fell 8 percent after it reported sluggish Christmas sales.
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European shares clung to 2-1/2 year  highs on Wednesday after U.S. blue chips hit their best level  in 3-1/2 years, with drugmaker AstraZeneca starring after Japan  gave the green light to a key drug.
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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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European markets edged back Tuesday after two days of strong gains, with investors rotating back into more defensive stocks such as utilities and food groups.
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European shares nosed back toward 32-month highs on Thursday, boosted by bumper profits and cash returns to shareholders from French oil major Total and Credit Suisse.
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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 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.