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European stocks mark longest weekly winning streak since November 2019

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Reuters
09 April, 2021, 10:20 pm
Last modified: 09 April, 2021, 10:22 pm

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European stocks mark longest weekly winning streak since November 2019

Global sentiment was underpinned by the US Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep its super-easy policy in place even as data showed the world’s largest economy kicking into higher gear

Reuters
09 April, 2021, 10:20 pm
Last modified: 09 April, 2021, 10:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Staff
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Staff

European stocks were subdued on Friday, but marked their longest weekly winning streak since November 2019 as hopes of a rapid recovery in economic growth offset doubts over the euro zone's Covid-19 vaccination programme.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.1% after hitting an all-time high at the open, while the UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 slipped 0.4%.

Global sentiment was underpinned by the US Federal Reserve's pledge to keep its super-easy policy in place even as data showed the world's largest economy kicking into higher gear.

London equities have outperformed this week, with the domestically focused FTSE mid-cap index notching a record high as Britain gradually emerges from a strict winter coronavirus lockdown.

"While the UK and US have done relatively well on the vaccination roll-out, continental Europe has lagged," said Dhaval Joshi, chief strategist at BCA Research.

"But they will sort it out later this year. You'll see an early rebound in UK and US economies from Q2 onwards. In continental Europe, it will be later this year rather than Q2."

European stocks hit a series of all-time highs this week, despite setbacks on the vaccination front after European regulators found a potential link between AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and reports of rare brain blood clots.

"The year has been without a major correction so far, and with equity inflows continuing to hit new multi-year highs the sense of 'irrational exuberance' is building once again," said Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG.

"Some measure of caution would seem to be the prudent approach until a more comprehensive conclusion can be drawn."

Investors will shift their focus to the US earnings season next week, with profits at S&P 500 companies expected to jump 25% in the first quarter, according to Refinitiv IBES estimate.

Airbus rose 0.3% after the French planemaker reported slightly higher deliveries in the first quarter.

Holiday company TUI fell 2.1% after it said it was raising 350 million euros ($416.33 million) through an issuance of convertible bonds to bolster its finances and repay debt.

British American Tobacco dropped 2.5%, among the biggest drags on STOXX 600, after J.P. Morgan downgraded the stock to "neutral".

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