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EU stocks close higher as US closes for holiday
European markets closed higher as the US market was closed for the Independence Day holiday and the UK went to the polls.
The Stoxx 600 index closed up 0.6 percent. Banks rose 1.3 percent to lead gains with most sectors and major bourses trading in positive territory.
Britain’s FTSE 100 index closed 0.9% higher on expectations that Labour will easily win a majority mandate.
UK government bond yields were slightly higher, with the two-year yield rising two basis points to 4.182 percent. Sterling was almost flat against the US dollar and the euro.
In European business news, Smith & Nephew rose 6.8% after news that activist investor Cevian Capital disclosed a 5% stake in the medical equipment maker.
German automaker Continental AG jumped 9.5 percent to the top of the index after Citi analysts upgraded the stock to “buy” and noted tailwinds for its automotive division in the second quarter.
Meal kit company HelloFresh rose 10 percent on news that JP Morgan removed the stock from negative watch. The investment bank cited stabilizing meal kit trends in North America for its outlook change.
Futures
SPI futures point to a 0.2% drop.
Coin
One Australian dollar at 7:45 a.m. was trading at 67.25 US cents.
Products
Gold lost 0.17 percent. Silver fell 0.49 percent. Copper gained 0.71 percent.
Figures around the globe
European markets closed higher. London’s FTSE gained 0.86 percent, Frankfurt added 0.41 percent and Paris closed 0.83 percent higher.
In Asian markets, Tokyo’s Nikkei gained 0.82%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.28%, while China’s Shanghai Composite closed 0.83% lower.
Yesterday, the Australian stock market closed 1.19% higher at 7,831.84.
Sources: Bloomberg, FactSet, IRESS, TradingView, UBS, Stock Data, Trading Economics, CoinMarketCap.
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