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European stocks climbed, extending the Stoxx Europe 600 Index's biggest two-day advance in a month, as mining shares rallied in London.

Retail stocks had the only drop out of 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600 as the snow disrupted holiday shopping .

Banks dragged the Stoxx Europe 600 index of European equities down to its lowest level this year.

European stocks fluctuated between gains and losses after the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed to a six-month high last week.

A committee, which Stoxx says includes representatives of the Vatican, screens shares, which are drawn from the Stoxx Europe 600 Index.

The Stoxx Europe Christian Index is comprised of 533 European companies that only derive revenues from religiously approved sources.

The labor report, however, came at the end of a solid week for the Stoxx 600, which advanced 1. 6% overall.

The firm's shares have performed badly, falling twice as fast as the Dow Jones Stoxx Media index over the past 12 months.

Travel and leisure stocks had the largest decline in the Stoxx 600 as airlines retreated.

Thirty-one companies on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index are scheduled to report earnings results today.

The Euro Stoxx Banks index fell almost 1% last week and is down 3% over the past month.

A gauge of basic-resource companies was among the worst performers in the Stoxx 600, falling 2. 1 percent.

Travel and leisure stocks had the largest decline among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600 as airlines fell.

A gauge of the region's banks fell 1. 5 percent, among the worst performers in the Stoxx 600.

The Euro Stoxx Bank Index has rallied strongly during the past two weeks.

Most indices in Europe were up more than 3 per cent including the FTSE, DAX in Germany and the Euro Stoxx 50.

European banking shares posted the best performance among 19 industry groups today in the Stoxx 600, rising 2 percent.

The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index started off in the green but couldn't hold on to early gains.

The negative mood spread to European stock markets, with the Stoxx 600 index of European shares closing at its lowest level of 2011.

Shares were down sharply overseas. The Euro Stoxx 50, which tracks blue chip companies in countries that use the euro, fell 1. 5 percent.

Technology shares on the Stoxx 600 posted the biggest gains among all 19 industry groups.

Yet despite this drastic cut, just 5 per cent of Stoxx 600 companies' goodwill was written off.

A measure of bank shares on the Stoxx 600 posted a 2 percent increase, as all 19 industry groups on the regional benchmark rallied.

Fewer than 30 members of the Stoxx Europe 600 index posted gains on Tuesday.

A measure of health-care stocks climbed 1 percent for the biggest gain among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600.

Basic-resource shares posted the worst performance among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600, dropping 1 percent.

The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0. 6 percent to 284. 04 at the 4: 30 p. m. close of trading in London.

A gauge of basic-resource shares had the largest decline among all 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600, falling 1. 4 percent.

The Euro Stoxx 50, which tracks blue chip companies in Europe, was up 0. 7 percent.

What would really keep Ross up at night (were he long) is the Euro Stoxx 50 chart.

The pan-European STOXX 600 Index, meanwhile, has only lost 1% this year, with German stocks dropping a paltry 0. 5%.

Construction and materials companies posted the biggest advance among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600, rising 1. 2 percent.

Since launch it has outperformed its benchmark, the Dow Jones Stoxx EurMed 200 and DJ Stoxx EurSmall, by 4. 8 per cent.

Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index slumped as much as 2. 6 percent to the lowest since April 2003 before rebounding.

Elsewhere, the Stoxx Europe 600 basic resource index lost 1. 2%.

A gauge of bank stocks declined 2. 7 percent, the worst performance among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 4. 1% Monday, with banks hard hit.

An index of auto shares fell 3. 8 percent, the biggest decline among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index decreased 1. 7 percent as the 10-year Italian note yield topped 7 percent.

Roche stock closed up 1. 4 percent at 149 Swiss francs, outperforming a 0. 7 percent firmer DJ Stoxx European drugs index.

Carrefour posted the biggest decline in the Stoxx 600, plummeting 7. 3 percent to 32. 30 euros, the biggest drop since May.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index plunged 4. 1% Monday.

The Euro Stoxx 50 closed down 2. 3% at 2721. 24, falling for the third consecutive day, with the market sliding after Oettinger's remarks.

A gauge of automakers shares on the Stoxx 600 lost 2. 1 percent, the biggest drop among 19 industry groups on the Stoxx 600.

A gauge of automakers on the Stoxx 600 lost as much as 2. 8 percent, the biggest slide of all 19 industry groups.

Basic- resource shares posted the biggest loss of all 19 industry groups on the Stoxx 600 today.

The Stoxx Europe 600 rose a respectable 4. 1%.

The Stoxx 600 closed 0. 6 percent higher after the announcement, trimming its weekly decline to 0. 4 percent.

The European travel and leisure index . SXTP and the DJ Stoxx European retail index . SXRP fell 1. 5 percent and 1. 2 percent, respectively.

Valeo slid 2. 6 percent to 26. 82 euros, leading a gauge of auto stocks to the biggest drop among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0. 4 percent, rebounding from a 1. 7 percent drop earlier.

that is more or less in line with the Euro Stoxx 50's performance.

The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index fell 3. 3%, while London's FTSE 100 index was down 3. 2%.

Overall, the Stoxx Europe 600 index ended down 0. 3% at 262. 48.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended down 1. 7% at 262. 16.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0. 3% to 258. 94.

For example, implied volatility for Euro STOXX 50 index . V2TX stands at above 42 percent, above the 200-day moving average.

European Stocks Rise, Extending Four-Week High for Stoxx 600