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European markets rebound
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 07 - 08 - 2007


European shares gained ground Tuesday as
investors bought into the beleaguered financial sector and
welcomed stronger passenger figures from Air France-KLM and
easyJet, according to AP.
The U.K. FTSE 100 index closed up 1.9 percent to 6,308.80,
the German DAX 30 index jumped 0.9 percent to 7,513.66 and
the French CAC-40 index advanced 1.6 percent to 5,620.40.
U.S. shares weakened slightly Tuesday ahead of a Federal
Reserve monetary policy meeting. Most analysts expect the
Fed to hold interest rates steady at 5.25 percent but add
to its policy statement some wording about the troubles
gripping the subprime-mortgage sector.
Europe's financial sector gained, following a similar move
in the U.S. stock market on Monday when stocks rallied to a
sharply higher close, sending the Dow industrials up more
than 280 points for its best day since 2003.
On Tuesday, hedge fund manager Man Group rose 3.2 percent
and property finance firm Hypo Real Estate increased 4.4
percent in the financial-services sector. Banks also
performed well, with Deutsche Bank up 3.9 percent, BNP
Paribas up 3.8 percent and Credit Suisse Group up 5.2
percent.
Banks are cheap and worth buying at the moment, said Mike
Lenhoff, chief strategist at stockbroker Brewin Dolphin.
«A number of them sell on yields that we haven't seen for
a very long time,» he said.
Dresdner Kleinwort upgraded the European banking sector to
overweight from neutral, highlighting Spanish banks
Santander and BBVA as growth defensives and Commerzbank as
an M&A play. Santander rose 2.7 percent, BBVA climbed 2
percent and Commerzbank rose 5.2 percent.
Airline Air France-KLM rose 3.4 percent after it said it
carried more than 7.2 million passengers in July, up 4.6
percent from the same point a year ago. The figures confirm
a rebound noted in June, the company said.
Budget airline easyJet advanced 6.4 percent after the
number of passengers it carried in July rose 18 percent to
3.7 million. The company also reported that third-quarter
revenue rose 5.7 percent after passengers carried increased
13 percent to 9.9 million in the quarter.
Oil prices falling from recent highs also helped to
support the sector. Shares in British Airways rose 4.2
percent and Deutsche Lufthansa shares advanced 2 percent.
Bayer declined 1.9 percent after the German pharmaceutical
and chemical company said net profit rose 46 percent in its
second quarter, fueled by a gain from the sale of Wolff
Walsrode group, but fell slightly short of analysts'
expectations.
Scottish & Newcastle rose 2.4 percent, turning around from
earlier losses, after it became the latest British company
to warn that recent poor weather has hurt its performance
this summer. The brewer reported a 3 percent drop in
first-half profit and warned it will struggle to meet
performance targets after severe weather and a brewery
strike.


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