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<Europe> European Stocks Broadly Higher; Spain, Italy Each Up Over 1%, DJIA Futures Up Over 100 pts
European stocks were broadly higher as markets monitored a new round of clashes between the US and Iran, while the UK market retreated after reopening following a long weekend.The ...
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European stocks were broadly higher as markets monitored a new round of clashes between the US and Iran, while the UK market retreated after reopening following a long weekend.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 3.16 pts, or 0.52%, to 608.67. The UK FTSE 100 index fell 77 pts, or 0.7%, to 10,286. France's CAC 40 index gained 46 pts, or 0.6%, to 8,022. Germany's DAX index climbed 225 pts, or 0.9%, to 24,216. Spain's IBEX 35 index rose 186 pts, or 1.1%, to 17,542. Italy's FTSE MIB index advanced 706 pts, or 1.5%, to 48,185.

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In US stock futures, DJIA futures rose 124 pts, or 0.3%, to 49,088. S&P 500 futures gained 23 pts, or 0.3%, to 7,228. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 145 pts, or 0.5%, to 27,921.

In Asia-Pacific markets, mainland China, Japan and South Korea markets were closed for holidays. Hong Kong stocks fell 0.8%, Taiwan stocks rose 0.2% to a record high, while Australia and N Zealand markets declined 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively. India and Singapore markets were last down 0.3% and 0.4%. (fc/u)(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-13 16:25.)

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