STOXX up, most sectors in the green
STOXX 600 rises 0.6%
Positive earnings give support
Euro zone business activity stuck
Nasdaq futures lifted by Tesla
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STOXX UP, MOST SECTORS IN THE GREEN
The good vibes coming from the earnings season were reverberating across European equity markets in early deals on Thursday, pushing the region wide STOXX 600 .STOXX up 0.6%.
Almost all sectors were trading in the green. Rate-sensitive real estate .SX86 lagged, with a meagre 0.1% gain, weighed down by the recent surge in bond yields on the back of bets around a possible Donald Trump win in the race for the White House in November.
Luxury .STXLUXP stocks also rose, shrugging off a guidance cut at Kering PRTP.PA, which traders said was already priced in following a 40% slump in the value of the shares this year and the recent string of bad news in the China-exposed sector.
Outsized drop for Edenred EDEN.PA, down 15%, after the French vouchers group missed Q3 sales. Among top gainers were tech company Mycronic MYCR.ST and gaming firm Evolution EVOG.ST in Sweden following well-received numbers.
Unilever ULVR.L, Barclays BARC.L also rose on numbers, driving the FTSE 100 up 0.8%.
Meanwhile, euro zone business activity stalled again this month, as demand from both home and abroad fell despite firms barely increasing their prices, a survey showed on Thursday.
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