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Europe open: Shares jump on dovish Powell comments
European stocks made a bright start to trade on Thursday as investors responded positively to US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments that the pace of monetary tightening could slow from next month.
FTSE 250 movers: Essentra lifted by deal news; Auction Tech hammered
FTSE 250: 19,381. 19, up 1. 14% at 1330 GMT.
Essentra buys Wixroyd Group for £29.5m
Components maker Essentra said it had bought Wixroyd Group, a UK supplier of industrial parts for the engineering sector, for an initial £29. 5m with a further £7m potentially payable on a deferred earn-out basis.
Ryanair signs deal with Shell on sustainable fuel
Ryanair on Thursday said it had signed a sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement with Shell as it looked to hit its ambitious target of powering 12. 5% of flights with the fuel by 2030.
Europe midday: Shares up on Powell comments, EZ employment data
European stocks made a bright start to trade on Thursday as investors responded to dovish comments on future rate rises by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and digested a swathe of economic data.
German retail sales fall 2.8% in October
German retail sales fell a more-than-expected 2. 8% in October compared with the previous month as consumers reined in discretionary spending, data showed on Thursday.