Tuesday, July 31, 2007

European shares off to strong start; GSK climbs

(Reuters) - European shares got off to a strong start on Tuesday, gaining 1 percent in early trade to break a five-day losing streak as credit market worries eased and company news returned to centrestage.

At 0714 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1 percent at 1,532.78 points. Shares on Germany's DAX rose 1.3 percent, while benchmarks in Britain and France rose around 1 percent.


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