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Feb 16 (Reuters) - European shares opened higher on
Thursday on a boost from Airbus that also lifted France's
blue-chip index close to a record high, while miners led
sectoral gainers as prices of commodities rose.
The pan-Europe STOXX 600 index rose 0.7%. France's
CAC 40 added 0.9% to lead gains among regional peers.
Planemaker Airbus gained 2.9%, boosting both
indexes.
The company targeted 2023 jet deliveries in line with its
original estimate for last year, but slowed the production
ramp-up of its best-selling A320neo jets.
The European basic resources index jumped 1.4% as
copper prices in London rebounded from five-week lows amid hopes
for a demand recovery in top consumer China. Positive sentiment also spilt over from Asian markets as
investors choose to cheer strong U.S. retail sales data as good
news for earnings rather than worry about it being likely to
support interest rate rises. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by
Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
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