European shares extend gains as banks rise
Thursday, 13 May 2010
LONDON, May 12 (Reuters): European shares extended gains in morning trade Wednesday as financials rose further on strong banking results and tough austerity measures announced by Spain.
At 0815 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1.2 per cent at 1,047.19 points after falling to a low of 1,027.41 earlier in the session.
At 0815 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1.2 per cent at 1,047.19 points after falling to a low of 1,027.41 earlier in the session.