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March 28 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Tuesday as
investors grew hopeful that the banking crisis will be contained
after a buyout deal for the failed Silicon Valley Bank.
The continent-wide STOXX 600 index rose 0.7% by
0708 GMT, extending gains for a second session after last week's
rout in banking shares caused by the collapse of Credit Suisse
and two mid-sized U.S. lenders.
European banks rose 1.6%, adding to Monday's 1.4%
gain. Swiss bank UBS climbed 2.4% after CEO Ralph
Hamers said the bank sees its government-orchestrated takeover
of Credit Suisse as a growth opportunity, in an
internal memo seen by Reuters. Credit Suisse shares rose 3.1%.
Oil & gas stocks , miners and retailers were among the other top sectoral gainers in Europe.
Telecom Italia added 2.7% after Bloomberg News
reported that Italy's state-backed lender is working on a higher
bid for the company's landline network.
Zalando climbed 2.7% after HSBC upgraded Europe's
biggest online fashion retailer to "buy" from "hold".
(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia
Cheema)
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