Investing.com – European stocks were up on Monday, with banks and miners leading gains after BNP Paribas posted better-than-expected earnings and commodity prices climbed. U.S. futures indices also advanced.
During European morning trade, the EURO STOXX 50 advanced 1.71%; France’s CAC 40 jumped 1.97% while Germany's DAX was up 1.54%.
France's largest lender BNP Paribas jumped 3.94% after reporting a 31% increase in second-quarter net income to EUR 2.11 billion. HSBC, Europe's largest bank, surged 3.82% after it also posted earnings that surpassed expectations.
Shares in German industrial gases group Linde soared 3.45% after the firm said its second-quarter net profit surged 86% to EUR 247 million.
But shares of Dutch delivery company TNT fell 2.90% after it reported that restructuring costs in its mail business saw profits decline 96% to EUR 3 million.
In London, the commodity heavy FTSE 100 was up 1.88%, with shares in BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company up 3.92% as copper prices climbed for the fourth straight day. Xstrata gained 3.20% and Rio Tinto climbed 1.7%.
The outlook for U.S. equity markets, meanwhile, was optimistic: Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated an increase of 0.98%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a gain of 1.09% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated an advance of 0.99%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release key manufacturing data, while the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was also to make a speech on the difficulties currently facing the U.S. economy.
During European morning trade, the EURO STOXX 50 advanced 1.71%; France’s CAC 40 jumped 1.97% while Germany's DAX was up 1.54%.
France's largest lender BNP Paribas jumped 3.94% after reporting a 31% increase in second-quarter net income to EUR 2.11 billion. HSBC, Europe's largest bank, surged 3.82% after it also posted earnings that surpassed expectations.
Shares in German industrial gases group Linde soared 3.45% after the firm said its second-quarter net profit surged 86% to EUR 247 million.
But shares of Dutch delivery company TNT fell 2.90% after it reported that restructuring costs in its mail business saw profits decline 96% to EUR 3 million.
In London, the commodity heavy FTSE 100 was up 1.88%, with shares in BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest mining company up 3.92% as copper prices climbed for the fourth straight day. Xstrata gained 3.20% and Rio Tinto climbed 1.7%.
The outlook for U.S. equity markets, meanwhile, was optimistic: Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated an increase of 0.98%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a gain of 1.09% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated an advance of 0.99%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release key manufacturing data, while the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was also to make a speech on the difficulties currently facing the U.S. economy.