European shares gain as china trade, EU budget boost recovery confidence  

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:12 | 2min:11sec
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European stocks look set to snap a three-day losing streak on better trade data from China and deal on the €1 trillion EU budget.

Britain’s FTSE 100 also posted gains after better-than-expected data from the construction sector increased investors optimism that the UK will avoid its first-ever triple dip recession.

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