Europe Stocks Advance for Fourth Day; Burberry Increases

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European stocks rose, with the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index reaching a six-year high, after the World Bank raised its global growth forecast.

Burberry Group Plc gained 4.6 percent after the U.K.’s largest luxury-goods maker reported quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ estimates. Peugeot SA and Daimler AG gained as a gauge of European carmakers posted the best performance of 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600. Chr. Hansen A/S declined 4.8 percent after it said net income missed projections.