Jun. 20 at 11:26 PM
European stock markets were mostly higher on Friday, as investor anxiety eased somewhat after a delay in further U.S. involvement in the war between Israel & Iran, which entered its 2nd week. Markets in Finland & Sweden were closed for a holiday. The insurance sector emerged as the top sectoral gainer, up +1.3%.
$CAC40 +0.48%, Frankfurt
$DAX +1.27%, Italian FTSE +0.74%, Spain’s Ibex +0.77%, London
$FTSE -0.20% & European STOXX 600 +0.13% at 536.53. Travel & leisure stocks were up nearly +1%, led by a 6.5% gain in Europe's largest travel operator TUI after
$BCS upgraded the stock to "overweight" from "underweight". Energy shares lagged -0.6%, as oil prices retreated, though the sector was the week's 2nd-biggest gainer.
