SAP, LVMH earnings nudge European stocks higher

  • 4/14/2021
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(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) April 14 (Reuters) - European stocks inched up on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings from German software firm SAP and French luxury goods maker LVMH offset concerns about a potential setback to the continent’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1% by 0707 GMT, with technology and personal & household goods sectors among the top gainers. SAP rose 2.6% after it nudged its outlook for 2021 revenue higher after reporting first-quarter results that showed gains in cloud sales. LVMH gained 2.5% after sales bounced back far more quickly than expected in early 2021 as Chinese and U.S. shoppers made the most of an easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Other luxury stocks including Kering, Richemont and Hermes added between 0.9% and 1.9%. Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco fell 3% after reporting a 20% drop in full-year pretax profit. Meanwhile, U.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said it would delay rolling out its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after U.S. health agencies recommended pausing its use following cases of rare blood clots. (Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)

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