Thu, 02 Jan 2014 09:22:25 GMT
European equities rise before German manufacturing data
European shares increased on Thursday trading session rising towards the strongest level in over five years after recording the largest yearly gain since 2009 before a report showed that manufacturing activity in Germany rose in December. The benchmark Europe Stoxx 600 Index added 0.3% to 329.32 by 8:10 a.m. London time, the most since May 2008.