Closing changes:

  • Stoxx 600 +1.0%
  • German DAX +0.9%
  • UK FTSE 100 +1.7%
  • French CAC +0.7%
  • Italy MIB +1.2%
  • Spain IBEX +1.0%

The holiday in the UK yesterday meant that investors there missed out on yesterday's rally but they were quick to play catch-up today with an outsized climb in the fifth day in a row of gains.

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