European Stocks Extend Rally Toward Best Monthly Gain Since 2015

Financial traders monitor data inside Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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European stocks rose, extending a rally that’s put them on track for their best month since October 2015.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 0.1 percent to 360.48. Trading volumes have declined since mid-December as holidays approached, and that can exaggerate price swings. The U.K. market was closed for a second day. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index is within 1.5 percent of wiping out its losses for the year, having rallied 5.4 percent this month.