{"id":62269,"date":"2025-07-23T09:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/07\/23\/european-shares-rally-on-trade-deal-optimism\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:12:59","slug":"european-shares-rally-on-trade-deal-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/07\/23\/european-shares-rally-on-trade-deal-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Rally On Trade Deal Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> European stocks were sharply higher on Wednesday after three straight sessions of losses. <\/p>\n<p>Focus shifted to potential trade agreements after U.S. President Donald Trump announced trade deals with Japan &amp; Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>The prospects of an EU-U.S. trade agreement improved after Trump said that EU representatives would come for trade negotiations on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have Europe coming in tomorrow, and the next day, we have some other ones coming in,&#8221; Trump said late on Tuesday, without specifying details.<\/p>\n<p>The pan European STOXX 600 jumped 1.2 percent to 550.83 after falling 0.4 percent on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The German DAX rose a little over 1 percent, France&#8217;s CAC 40 climbed 1.5 percent and the U.K.&#8217;s FTSE 100 was up half a percent. <\/p>\n<p>Shares of Dutch telecommunications provider Koninklijke KPN NV fell nearly 2 percent after declaring its Q2 and H1 2025 results.<\/p>\n<p>Recruiter Randstad NV dropped 1.8 percent despite reporting Q2 core profit in line with expectations. <\/p>\n<p>Computer chip equipment maker ASM International plummeted 8.5 percent after second-quarter bookings fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Lonza Group AG shares surged 5 percent. The Swiss contract drug manufacturer reported 23 percent growth in its half-year core profit, beating market expectations. <\/p>\n<p>Pharma giant Roche Holding AG rose 1.4 percent after pausing some shipments of the controversial gene therapy Elevidys.<\/p>\n<p>Stora Enso Oyj shares were up almost 6 percent. The Finnish forestry group reported better-than-expected second-quarter operating earnings despite a volatile demand environment. <\/p>\n<p>French train maker Alstom rallied 4 percent as first-quarter sales topped estimates. <\/p>\n<p>Defense and aerospace group Thales fell 2 percent after order intake in the first half of 2025 declined 4 percent on a reported basis and organically.<\/p>\n<p>Automaker Renault Group climbed 3.7 percent after vehicle sales rose by 1.3 percent in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Informa, an international events and academic publishing group, jumped 5.7 percent after raising its full-year revenue guidance. <\/p>\n<p>German software maker SAP tumbled 3 percent. The company maintained its full-year targets despite reporting higher quarterly sales and earnings. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>European Shares Rally On Trade Deal Optimism<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-07-23 09:12:59<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European stocks were sharply higher on Wednesday after three straight sessions of losses. 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