European Equities to Claw Back Gains as Currency Burden Eases
Wilson Counters Growing Calls for Caution
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European stock investors and strategists are predicting a pickup in the region’s equities, saying the worst of the drag from a rising euro may be coming to an end.
Strategists have boosted their year-end forecasts for European gauges in August, predicting an upside of 5.8 percent for the Euro Stoxx 50 Index from Monday’s close. Notwithstanding recent stock declines, money managers have piled into the region’s equity funds for 20 of the past 21 weeks, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch citing EPFR Global data.