Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Oil stocks push European share indexes higher

(Reuters) - Europe's main share indexes rose in early trade on Tuesday as oil majors gained on the back of higher oil prices and market players awaited key U.S. housing data.

Among major movers, Tesco fell 2.4 percent after the world's fifth-largest retailer reported a slowdown in its core UK sales in the first quarter, dragging the DJ Stoxx European retail sector index down 0.7 percent.


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