European stocks strengthen before U.S. data since Serco climbs

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European stocks expanded with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index that reached the highest level in a month since July, while U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares almost unchanged. Serco Group Plc almost advanced to its one-year high after the new chief operating officer was named. The Stoxx 600 rose 0.2% to 337.91, the MSCI Asia Pacific stayed the same, while Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped less than 0.1%.