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U.K. stocks climbed, extending a third weekly gain, after the U.S. government revised up its estimate for job creation in February.

U.S. payrolls rose 192,000 in March after a 197,000 gain in February that was larger than first estimated, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey had projected a 200,000 increase for last month. The unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent.

EasyJet advanced 2 percent to 1,827 pence, the highest price since the discount carrier’s initial public offering in November 2000. The total number of passengers carried increased to 5.1 million last month, boosting EasyJet’s load factor, a measure of occupancy, to 91.5 percent from 90.5 percent.

Pearson climbed 2.5 percent to 1,033 pence. Jefferies raised its rating on the stock to buy from hold, with analyst David Reynolds citing signs of a pickup in U.S. primary- and secondary-education spending. Pearson’s North American Education Unit contributed more than half of revenue in 2013.

Man Group added 4.7 percent to 106.7 pence as HSBC upgraded the hedge-fund manager to overweight, similar to a buy recommendation, from underweight. The company is cutting costs faster than forecast, has reduced its reliance on high-">Tesco fell 1.5 percent to 287.4 pence. Chief Financial Officer Laurie McIlwee, who joined the grocer in 2000, will remain in the position for now “to ensure a smooth handover to his successor,” the largest British retailer said in a statement today. The Financial Times had earlier reported McIlwee may leave the supermarket chain before it posts its full-year earnings on April 16.

U.S. stock-index futures gained after U.S. employers increased payrolls in March.

Global markets:

Nikkei 15,063.77 -0.05%

Hang Seng 22,510.08 -0.24%

Shanghai Composite 2,058.83 +0.74%

FTSE 6,684.81 +0.54%

CAC 4,469.41 +0.45%

DAX 9,675.77 +0.49%

Crude oil $101.11 (+0.84%)

Gold $1299.20 (+1.05%).

Upgrades:

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie; target raised to $68 from $62

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European stocks advanced, posting their longest winning streak since October, before a report that may show the U.S. economy created jobs at a faster pace last month. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.2 percent to 337.8 at 8:49 a.m. in London, its ninth day of gains. The benchmark has climbed 4.1 percent since March 24 as improving U.S. economic data signaled that the world’s largest economy is recovering from the harsh winter. It has advanced 1.2 percent this week.

The Labor Department report will probably show that U.S. employers hired a net 196,000 people in March, according to the median of economist estimates. The U.S. created 175,000 jobs in February.

Mediaset advanced 2.4 percent to 4.39 euros as it placed a 25 percent stake in Ei Towers at 40.15 euros a share. Mediaset’s Elettronica Industriale SpA business held a 65 percent stake in the operator of radio- and television-broadcasting towers on Feb. 24.

EasyJet climbed 1.1 percent to 1,810 pence. Europe’s second-biggest discount airline said it flew 5.1 million passengers in March, up from 4.9 million a year earlier. The British company also filled up more of the seats on its flights, increasing its load factor to 89.5 percent from 89.4 percent.

Renault SA gained 1.4 percent to 71.85 euros. Les Echos said the French carmaker’s labor costs have dropped more than 4 percent since it reached an agreement on increased working time with staff last year. The newspaper cited the company’s head of human resources.

TNT Express NV lost 1.9 percent to 7.10 euros. The Dutch package-delivery company said its Chief Financial Officer Bernard Bot has resigned from his post. The company added that it has started to look for his successor.

FTSE 100 6,679.43 +30.29 +0.46%

CAC 40 4,459.97 +10.64 +0.24%

DAX 9,664.26 +35.44 +0.37%

Asia’s benchmark stock index swung between gains and losses amid low trading volume, leaving the regional gauge on course for a second week of gains as investors await data on U.S. jobs growth. The government’s nonfarm payrolls data due today will show that hiring increased last month by the most since November, economist estimates compiled by Bloomberg show. U.S. employers probably added 200,000 people to nonfarm payrolls last month, according to the median of 90 economist estimates compiled by Bloomberg, the most since a 274,000 increase in November and up from the 175,000 workers added in February.

Nikkei 225 15,063.77 -8.11 -0.05%

S&P/ASX 200 5,422.8 +12.91 +0.24%

Shanghai Composite 2,058.83 +15.13 +0.74%

Tencent has lost 17 percent since March 6, after a 1,266 percent surge during the previous five years sent its price-to-earnings ratio to a six-year high.

LG Innotek Co. climbed 5.8 percent to 109,500 won in Seoul, a three-year high, as Samsung Securities Co. lifted its price-estimate on shares of the phone-parts maker by 27 percent.