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European shares edge up as telecom stocks rise

Thomson ReutersJanuary 8, 2013 09:52

* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.1 pct helped by telecoms * Euro STOXX 50 rises 0.1 pct * DAX underperforms after weak German economic data By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - European shares edged up on Tuesday with telecoms stocks rising to offset losses in major financial shares although Germany's benchmark equity index slipped on weak economic data.

U.S. data lifts European shares to 22-month highs

Thomson ReutersJanuary 4, 2013 14:15

* FTSEurofirst 300 index ends 0.4 pct higher * Euro STOXX 50 up 0.3 pct, may rise 7 pct in H1 * Transocean leads market as settles oil spill charges By Atul Prakash LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - European shares set a 22-month high on Friday, buoyed by supportive data and led by rig contractor Transocean, which agreed to settle U.S. government charges over BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.