European Shares Edge Up With Earnings In Focus
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks edged higher on Wednesday as gains in crude prices helped lift energy stocks and investors digested a slew of earnings reports.
The pan European Stoxx 600 edged up 0.2 percent to 409.38 after ending flat with a positive bias the previous day. The German DAX rose 0.2 percent, France s CAC 40 index gained half a percent and the U.K. s FTSE 100 was up 0.1 percent.
BP Plc rose about 2 percent and Royal Dutch Shell gained 1.5 percent as oil received a boost from a weaker dollar to hover near 11-month highs.
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