Europe Stocks End Week Near Highest Since 2015 After China Data
Stoxx 600 Ends Week on Best Run Since December 9
This article is for subscribers only.
European stocks edged higher on Friday to finish the week close to a one-year high, as a raft of positive corporate results and better-than-expected export data from China boosted shares in raw-materials companies.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.2 percent to close at 367.39, less than one point from its highest close since December 2015. The basic-resources sector index advanced 3.6 percent, widening its gain this year to 11 percent, the most among 19 industry groups.