Oil firms, miners lift European shares on upbeat China data
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(Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday, with miners and energy firms gaining after China reported its first monthly rise in factory output this year, but concerns about global economic recovery kept stocks on course for weekly declines. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 1%. Miners , exposed to the health of the world's second-largest economy, jumped 3.7% after data showed China's industrial production climbed at a faster-than-expected 3.9% in April.A surge in oil prices amid signs that demand..