European equities rose on Friday, as the rebound continues from a selloff caused by inflation fears, with mining stocks being the major drag on stock-market indexes in Europe after a slight fall in commodity prices.
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European equities are rebounding from days of declines since the beginning of the week, largely driven by U.S. inflation fears, with the Stoxx 600 now just 1.5% below the record high hit on Monday, before the selloff.
Wall Street enjoyed a strong rebound on Thursday, reversing a near 4% fall on the S&P 500
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“Technology stocks remain under pressure, but investors are turning to value stocks, which helped the broader market to recover,” said Milan Cutkovic, an analyst at Axi. “The fact that Europe’s stock indices are not dominated by technology stocks turned out to be an advantage in the current market environment.”
In the day ahead, investors will closely watch U.S. retail sales figures for April, which will provide more insight into consumer spending as the world’s largest economy reopens. In Europe, the European Central Bank will release the minutes from its April meeting.
Accompanying the rally in stocks was a fall in commodity prices late on Thursday. Benchmark Brent
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The London-listed mining giants added drag to the FTSE 100, with nonenergy minerals the weakest sector in the CAC 40 as well. Shares in Rio Tinto
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Sportswear giant Adidas
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European food-delivery group Delivery Hero
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Shares in French foods group Danone
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