Monday, April 16, 2007

European shares climb with ABN AMRO

(Reuters) - European shares advanced on Monday to levels last seen more than six years ago, led by Dutch bank ABN AMRO amid intensified takeover speculation and undeterred by the euro trading near its all-time high against the dollar.

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares rose 0.6 percent to 1,562.61 points by 0815 GMT, having reached 1,564.17 points earlier -- it's highest since mid-December 2000.


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