Список проголосовавших за комментарий " European Markets Update: FTSE +0.5%, CAC +0.5%, DAX +0.6%<p>Major European indices trade higher across the board, looking for a strong finish to a generally positive week. Yesterday afternoon, Donald Tusk was elected for a second term as European council president. Mr. Tusk held his spot for another two years, even though the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) in his native Poland opposed his re-election. The opposition was due to the fact Mr. Tusk is the former leader of the Civic Platform (PO) party and is viewed as a German puppet by the Polish government. Elsewhere, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said France would face a period of grave uncertainty and end up poorer if it chooses to exit the euro. Recall that presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has threatened to re-introduce a national currency in the event of her victory.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Germany's January trade surplus EUR18.50 billion (expected surplus of EUR18.00 billion; last surplus EUR18.30 billion). January Exports +2.7% month-over-month (expected 1.9%; last -2.8%) and January Imports +3.0% month-over-month (consensus 0.5%; last 0.1%)</li><li>UK's January Industrial Production -0.4% month-over-month, as expected (last 0.9%); +3.2% year-over-year (consensus 3.3%; last 4.3%). January Manufacturing Production -0.9% month-over-month (expected -0.6%; last 2.2%); +2.7% year-over-year (consensus 3.0%; last 4.2%). January Construction Output -0.4% month-over-month (expected -0.2%; last 1.8%); +2.0% year-over-year (consensus 0.2%; last 2.6%). January trade deficit GBP10.83 billion (expected deficit of GBP11.05 billion; last deficit of GBP10.91 billion)</li><li>France's January Industrial Production -0.3% month-over-month (expected 0.5%; last -1.1%)</li><li>Italy's Quarterly Unemployment Rate 11.9% (expected 11.6%; last 11.6%)</li><li>Spain's January Retail Sales +0.1% year-over-year (consensus 2.5%; last 2.1%)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>UK's</strong> FTSE trades up 0.5% with energy names and select consumer stocks showing relative strength after yesterday's underperformance. Royal Dutch Shell and BP are both up near 1.6% while Paddy Power, Morrison Supermarkets, Carnival, Tesco, Sainsbury, and Burberry display gains between 0.7% and 2.2%.</li><li><strong>France's</strong> CAC is higher by 0.5% amid gains in more than half of its components. Financials Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, and Credit Agricole lead with gains between 1.4% and 2.5% while growth-sensitive names like Schneider Electric, Total, Michelin, and Renault are up between 0.7% and 1.6%.</li><li><strong>Germany's</strong> DAX has climbed 0.6%. Commerzbank has spiked 4.0% while Deutsche Bank trades up 2.9%. Exporters also outperform with Volkswagen, BMW, and Daimler rising between 0.7% and 1.2%.</li><li><strong>Italy's</strong> MIB outperforms, jumping 0.9%. Financials like Banco Bpm, UniCredit, Banca Pop Emilia Romagna, UBI Banca, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Mediobanca are up between 2.0% and 4.5%.</li></ul>"