European stocks up slightly as US earnings offset ECB decision
Investors in Asia are guarded over uncertainties about US-China differences; US GDP figures are due later in the day
26 July 2019 - 12:09
London — European stocks staged a tentative recovery on Friday as solid earnings at several US companies helped investors overcome the disappointment of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) failure to deliver immediate policy easing.
The pan-European stock benchmark index added 0.2%, and London’s FTSE 100 recovered, helped by Vodafone plans to create a separate European tower company, and education firm Pearson’s gains from an upbeat trading update...
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