The Lexington Group – EU Report – 14.08.2013
Aug. 15, 2013 - CHIYODA-KU, Japan -- European stocks gained for a fifth straight day with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index up 0.3% after the release of second quarter GDP data showing that Europe has emerged from a six quarter recession. Overall European gross domestic product rose 0.3% beating market expectations of 0.1% to 0.2%. GDP growth also beat expectations in two of biggest economies in the Euro zone. In Germany GDP grew 0.7% where 0.6% was forecasted. In the first quarter in German there was flat growth. In France growth expanded by 0.5%, much higher than the forecasted 0.2%.
Published Friday, September 13, 2013 by Lexington Group
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