European stocks close on firm note as US-China trade tensions ease

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2025-10-20

Brussels (dpa) - European stocks closed higher on Monday, led by gains in defence stocks amid concerns about Israel-Hamas tensions over a Gaza ceasefire violation and US President Donald Trump's comments that there is not any great prospect of peace in Ukraine. Expectations of improved trade relations between China and the United States contributed as well to the positive mood in the markets. Financial stocks found some support as concerns about......

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