European Stocks at New 2-1/2 Year Highs
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European shares hit new 2-1/2 year highs  on Friday, with British Airways up 1 percent after it raised  its revenue outlook and beat forecasts, and with the market  focusing on U.S. employment data due later in the day.
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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 pound shoots above $2 - close to 26-year highs - in early trade in Europe as investors price in an interest rate rise in July.
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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 shares kicked off 2005 by climbing to their highest in almost two and a half years on Monday after a small rebound by the dollar lifted exporters such as car giant DaimlerChrysler.
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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 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 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 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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European shares notched up a fresh five-month high on Thursday, helped by miners as base metal prices shot to multi-year peaks and by German utility giant E.ON  on news of an asset sale in Norway.
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European shares rose to within a whisker of fresh 2-1/2 year highs Monday amid relief that the Iraq elections passed without a major hitch, which also helped to push crude oil prices sharply lower.
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European stock markets held near 28-month highs Thursday as investors stayed confident in the ability of firms to continue boosting profits in the face of the euro's extended push past &#36;1.30 to all-time highs.
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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 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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European shares stormed toward 2  1/2-year highs Monday as relief that the Iraq elections went  better than expected helped to ease investor jitters,  pressuring oil, gold and bonds and lifting the dollar.
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2  year highs on Friday after strong overnight gains on Wall  Street as the euro held off from mounting another assault on  $1.30 and as oil prices traded below $48 a barrel.
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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.