As Bags of Europe They ended Wednesday (12) on the rise, expecting a possible ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia, despite the commercial dispute between the US and the European Union.
In London, the FTSE 100 index advanced 0.53%to 8,540.97 points.
Frankfurt’s DAX rose 1.52%to 22,667.76 points. CAC 40, in Paris, was up 0.59%, to 7,988.96 points.
In Madrid, IBEX 35 gave 0.73%to 12,783.90 points, while in Lisbon, PSI 20 rose 0.36%to 6,763.06 points. In Milan, FTSE MIB closed up 1.61%to 38,307.11 points. The numbers are preliminary.
On Tuesday, and Russia reported that it needs to talk to Americans about the results of negotiations with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia before commenting on whether an agreement will accept.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not rule out the possibility of a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin, and American Donald Trump, which can be organized “very quickly if necessary.”
Trump said he should talk to Putin later this week.
The possibility of peace in Ukraine has left the range of commercial in the background. On Wednesday, the EU announced that it will raise 26 billion euros in US products, in response to the Trump government’s decision to move on with steel and aluminum imports from Wednesday.
At the top of the Stoxx 600, Danish pharmacist Zealand Pharma jumped 38% in Copenhagen after announcing an agreement with competitor Swiss Roche (+3.88% in Zurich) for the joint development of an obesity remedy.
In Madrid, Inditex ceded 7.9% and was the largest percentage retreat of IBEX-35, after Zara’s company has revealed sales growth below expectations.
In Portugal, Parliament voted against the confidence motion presented by the government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro paving the way for new elections in May. The prime minister was overthrown with the vote of all other parties.
After that, the Lisbon bag fell, but recovered the breath.
