European Stock Indexes Gain, Healthcare Leads Risers
Dow Jones
Oct 06
0717 GMT - European stock indexes rise in opening trade, as the continent catches up with gains in U.S. stocks Monday. Healthcare, software and banks rise as the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 gains 0.45%. London's FTSE 100 adds 0.6%, led by drugmaker AstraZeneca--up 2%. The German DAX gains 0.5% as Merck climbs 2.8%, while sports retailer Adidas adds 1.2%. In Paris, the CAC 40 is up 0.3%. Software group Capgemini gains 1.75%, while most luxury stocks climb. However, L'Oreal falls 0.9% after the company engaged restructuring advisers in the U.S. Banks push Italy's FTSE MIB and the Spanish IBEX 35 up 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively. The Dutch AEX is 0.3% higher as healthcare stocks gain, though semiconductor group BE Semiconductor slides 3.6%.
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