By Simon Kennedy
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets moved higher in early trading Monday, adding to the payrolls-inspired gains from the previous session. Most sectors were trading higher Monday, with banks among the biggest gainers. France's Natixis (FR:KN 4.42, 0.00, 0.00%) rose 3.1% and Barclays (UK:BARC 325.00, 0.00, 0.00%) (BCS 20.28, +0.97, +5.02%) added 1.4%. U.K. low-cost airline easyJet (UK:EZJ 376.40, 0.00, 0.00%) added 1.6% after reporting growth in passenger numbers and load factor for August. Among the main indexes, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 (UK:UKX 5,428, +57.11, +1.06%) rose 0.4% to 5,451.11, the French CAC 40 index (FR:PX1 3,672, +40.77, +1.12%) rose 0.5% to 3,690.10 and the German DAX 30 index (DX:DAX 6,135, +50.77, +0.83%) added 0.4% to 6,157.20. U.S. markets will remain closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. |
