European stocks rose as key elections held center stage and investors grew more optimistic about Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts following US economic data that supported the case for easing. France’s CAC 40 benchmark index advanced for a second day in the buildup to this weekend’s final round of voting in snap parliamentary elections. Voting is underway in the UK’s general election, with the first official exit poll expected soon after 10 p.m. local time. Europe’s regional Stoxx 600 index climbed 0.6%, with banks the leading gainers. US equity futures contracts were little changed, with cash markets shut for Independence Day, after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq […]
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