European shares jump as positive PMI paints rosier picture
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(Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday, their first positive session of the week, as better-than-expected business activity data from the bloc pointed to a likely recovery in 2020. The pan-European STOXX 600 climbed 0.9%, having crossed a record high earlier in the day. The index had marked four straight sessions of declines amid widespread concerns over a new virus causing economic disruptions in China, one of the bloc's biggest trading partners. While the HIS Markit's Euro Zone Composite..