European shares rise on US-Japan trade deal, EU talks in focus
rose on Wednesday, led by automobiles, after U.S. President Donald Trump revived hopes for a trade deal with the EU following an agreement with Japan.
The pan-European
STOXX 600 index
gained nearly 1% to 549.6 points, as of 0715 GMT, following three straight days of declines. Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 rose for a fifth session to a record high.
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Other regional indexes also traded higher with France's CAC 40 leading the pack with a 1.3% jump.
European
automobile stocks
led the broad-based rally with a 3.4% rise, tracking strength in Asian rivals. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz gained 7.6% and 5.8%, respectively.
Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports and spares Tokyo from punishing new levies on other goods in exchange for a $550 billion package of U.S.-bound investment and loans.
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The Japan deal included reduced 15% tariffs for auto exports to the U.S., down from 25% before.
Meanwhile, the prospects of an
EU-U.S. trade agreement
improved after Trump said on Tuesday that EU representatives would come for
trade negotiations
on Wednesday.
Among individual stocks,
Lonza shares
were among the top gainers, rising 5.4% after the Swiss company topped core profit forecast driven by its drug manufacturing business.
ASM International pressured technology stocks after the computer chip equipment maker reported second-quarter bookings below market expectations on Tuesday. Its shares fell 7.7%, the most among STOXX 600.
SAP fell 3.5% after the German software maker reported a positive second-quarter profit on cost cuts and increased demand but held off on increasing its full-year outlook.
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