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European stocks rose to the highest in eight weeks as investors bet central banks will add to measures unveiled by the region’s governments to contain the sovereign-debt crisis and data from China and Japan fueled optimism Asia will drive global growth.

In China, the government’s Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.2 in June from 50.4 in May, the Beijing-based National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing reported yesterday. That beat the 49.9 median estimate in survey of 24 economists.

A separate PMI, compiled by HSBC Holdings Plc and Market Economics, posted a final reading of 48.2 in June compared with 48.4 in May, according to figures released today.

In Japan, large manufacturers became less pessimistic as declines in commodity prices aided profitability, boosting the outlook for the world’s third-biggest economy.

The quarterly Tankan index of sentiment was minus 1 in June from minus 4 in March, the Bank of Japan said today in Tokyo.

National benchmark indexes advanced in all of the 18 western European markets except Iceland. France’s CAC 40 climbed 1 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 added 1.1 percent. Germany’s DAX increased 1.1 percent.

Invensys, which makes software that runs the London Underground trains, gained 1.7 percent to 226.5 pence. China South Locomotive is in the early stages of planning a possible 2 billion-pound ($3.14 billion) takeover bid for the company, the Sunday Times reported, without saying where it got the information.

Aviva advanced 3.7 percent to 282.6 pence. John McFarlane is taking over the position of chairman from Colin M. Sharman, who is retiring, the company said.

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U.S. stock futures are little changed as investors awaited data that may show manufacturing expanded at the slowest pace in eight months.
Global Stocks:

Nikkei 9,003.48 -3.30 -0.04%

Hang Seng 19,441.46 +416.19 +2.19%

Shanghai Composite 2,226.11 +0.68 +0.03%

FTSE  5,598.53 +27.38 +0.49%

CAC  3,232.83 +36.18 +1.13%

DAX 6,478.3 +62.02 +0.97%

Crude oil: $83.65 (-1,56%)

Gold: $1593.00 (-0.70%)

DuPont (DD) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies. Shares of DD fell 0.73% to $50.20.

European stocks rose as better-than-forecast manufacturing data in Japan and China boosted optimism Asia will drive global growth.

Currently:

FTSE 5,616.97    +45.82    +0.82%

DAX 6,498.93 +82.65    +1.29%

CAC 3,242.00    +45.35     +1.42%

Asian stocks rose for a fourth day as better-than-estimated economic reports from China to Japan and steps by European leaders to address the sovereign-debt crisis eased concern global growth is slowing.

Nikkei 225 9,003.48 -3.30 -0.04%

S&P/ASX 200 4,133 +38.37 +0.94%

Shanghai Composite 2,226.11 +0.68 +0.03%

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, climbed 1 percent after a gauge of Chinese manufacturing was stronger than expected.

TDK Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of electronic parts that gets almost 30 percent of its revenue from China, gained 2 percent.

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., an Australian manufacturer of gaming machines, slumped 11 percent after reporting preliminary earnings for the first half of this year.

Asian stocks climbed, with the regional benchmark index heading for its biggest gain since December, after European leaders meeting in Brussels agreed to ease repayment rules for Spanish banks and make it easier to recapitalize the region’s troubled lenders.

Nikkei 225 9,006.78 +132.67 +1.50%

S&P/ASX 200 4,094.6 +49.76 +1.23%

Shanghai Composite 2,224.12 +28.27 +1.29%

Westpac Banking Corp. rose 1.5 percent in Sydney as banks provided the biggest support to the Asian benchmark after leaders of the 17 euro countries dropped a requirement that governments get preferred creditor status on crisis loans to Spain’s banks.

Toyota Motor Corp. advanced 2.6 percent, leading gains among Japanese exporters.

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, climbed 2.3 percent as metals prices soared.