Options Traders Adding to Bullish Bets on Europe Stocks for 2016
- Euro Stoxx 50 beat S&P 500, index of global shares in 2015
- Among attractive points: low valuations, high dividend yields
European Stocks Drop After Rout in China Equities
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Even after a rough December, Europe’s stock investors are confident that 2016 will bring gains.
Traders are paying the least in a year to hedge against losses in the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, and they’re pouring money into European funds as strategists forecast a fifth straight year of increases. While the gauge fell 6.8 percent in December, its worst end to a year since 2002, it still beat a measure tracking equities worldwide in 2015. The measure fell on Monday.