Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:48:05 GMT
European shares climb ahead of U.S. earnings season
European shares rallied, after the
Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced for two weeks in a row, while
investors awaited for Alcoa Inc. start the U.S. earnings season and
for the Euro block finance ministers' meeting in Brussels. The Stoxx
600 inched up 0.7% to 290.39 and the equity benchmark gained 1% on
July 5 following better-than-expected employment data.