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Buoyant Airbus helps Europe shares extend rally

Published 27/02/2015, 08:18
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PARIS (Reuters) - European shares inched higher on Friday, keeping their brisk two-month rally alive as Airbus (PA:AIR) rose 6 percent after posting a sharp rise in operating earnings.

At 0804 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 (FTEU3) index of top European shares was up 0.3 percent at 1,561.60 points, hitting a fresh seven-year high.

© Reuters. A red London bus passes the Stock Exchange  in London

The index has surged 14 percent so far this year, boosted by the prospect of the European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme set to start in March.

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