European stocks gain as China data lifts miners, chipmakers
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(Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday, with investors taking comfort in China's first rise in factory output this year after it eased a coronavirus-induced lockdown, but lingering Sino-U.S. tensions kept stocks on course for weekly declines. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 1.4% by 0715 GMT, with travel stocks leading sectoral gains after a 2.7% jump.Miners and chipmakers, exposed to the health of China's economy, also rose after data showed China's industrial production climbed 3.9% in..