European shares rise on lower oil prices, bank strength ahead of earnings

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European shares rose on Monday, led by banking stocks as oil prices eased on hopes of Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, while investors awaited the start of the earnings season ​for ⁠fresh catalysts.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index gained ⁠0.43% to 634.25 points by 0709 GMT. Spain's bank-heavy IBEX jumped 1.3%, the most among ​regional peers.

Oil prices slipped on expectations of more Russian supplies after US President Donald Trump ​said Ukraine and Russia ⁠had agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy ⁠facilities following a US-Russian diesel-supply deal. [O/R]

Eurozone bond yields eased on ‌Monday, further helping lift ​sentiment for riskier assets. [GVD/EUR]

Investors now will be eyeing earnings ⁠reports from corporate Europe to gauge the health of ‌companies amid geopolitical uncertainty and higher ​borrowing ‌costs.

LVMH will report results after markets close in Europe, ‌while semiconductor equipment maker ASML ⁠and ⁠investment firm EQT are due to report later this week.

Among other stock moves, Nordex advanced 2.5% after the onshore wind turbine manufacturer said its ​project order intake in the third quarter rose ⁠30% ‌year-on-year.


(Reporting by Avinash P in ​Bengaluru; ‌Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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