European stocks gain amid US holiday
- Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 00.45
- Online news: World
European share prices rose on Monday with London hitting a near five-year high in light trading amid a public holiday in the United States, although the luxury goods sector was tarnished by a gloomy outlook from the Swiss group Richemont.
European share prices rose on Monday with London hitting a near five-year high in light trading amid a public holiday in the United States, although the luxury goods sector was tarnished by a gloomy outlook from the Swiss group Richemont.
London's FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 0.43 percent to 6,180.98 points, a level unseen since May 2008.
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