Europe Stocks Cap Biggest Monthly Gain Since 2009 Amid Earnings
- Earnings are mixed -- BNP, Renault rise while IAG, BBVA fall
- Bank of Japan refrains from boosting monetary stimulus
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European shares were little changed on the final day of trading in a month that has seen their strongest rally in six years.
IAG SA slipped 2.5 percent after its 2015 forecast trailed analyst predictions. L’Oreal SA fell 4.6 percent on worse-than-projected sales, dragging a gauge of personal and household goods to the biggest drop among industry groups. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA lost 3.5 percent after posting a loss. BNP Paribas SA and Airbus Group SE added at least 1.8 percent after their profits topped estimates.