Friday, May 18, 2007

European stocks end at 6-1/2 yr highs as oils gain

(Reuters) - European shares ended Friday's session at their highest close in six-and-a-half years, boosted by oil producers and banks as merger and acquisition talk rippled through the market.

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended unofficially up 1.0 percent at 1,600.3, its highest close since December 2000.


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