Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:01:04 GMT
European shares gain after German unemployment drops
European shares advanced, after Monday's drop in the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index, as German unemployment declined the most in two years. The Stoxx 600 added 0.6% to 328.88 as of 1:09 London time; however, the equity-benchmark rallied 17% in 2013. Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures climbed 0.4%, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.4%.