Europe has started 2017 out of favor; but once it grows 10%, American investors will rush in, a fund manager predicts. European stocks are likely to deliver good returns for investors willing to put up with the political turmoil that is in store for this year, if interest rates have bottomed, a fund manager focused on the Continent has told TheStreet .

China’s main share indexes rose for a third day on Wednesday to approach three-month highs, though gains were capped as speculators sold some recently-listed financial sector stocks. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.2 percent, to 3,489.76 points.

European stocks are expected to add to gains again Wednesday as benchmarks around the world test record and multi-month highs amid renewed economic optimism and solid corporate earnings. European stocks are expected to add to gains again Wednesday as benchmarks around the world test record and multi-month highs amid renewed economic optimism and solid corporate earnings.

An investor looks at a computer screen showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai March 17, 2015.

Asian stocks edged up on Wednesday, joining a record-setting night for world markets as investors cheered upbeat factory activity in Europe and solid earnings on Wall Street. The dollar was steady after hawkish comments from top Federal Reserve officials bolstered expectations the world’s no.

Stocks trade above closing records on Tuesday after better-than-expected earnings from Walmart and as energy names rally on a boost to crude oil. Stocks traded above closing records on Tuesday after better-than-expected earnings from Walmart and as energy names rallied on a boost to crude oil.

European equities slipped in early trading on Tuesday, with HSBC leading the regional banking index lower after reporting a 62 percent slump in its annual pre-tax profit. Europe’s biggest bank dropped 6 percent and was headed for its biggest one-day fall since August 2015 after its results fell far short of analysts’ estimates as it took hefty writedowns from its restructuring.

European stocks are expected to slip modestly at the open of trading Tuesday as investors continue to focus on a mixed earnings season on increasing political uncertainty in the region. European stocks are expected to slip modestly at the open of trading Tuesday, following a solid Asia session, as investors continue to focus on a mixed earnings season on increasing political uncertainty in the region.

China stocks extended gains on Tuesday to close at a near three-month high, as expectations for big flows into stock markets from pension funds continued to improve risk appetite. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.3 percent, to 3,482.82 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4 percent to 3,253.33 points, its highest close since Dec. 1. “Pension funds will be the biggest source of incremental capital in the near future, and they would surely pick shares of industry bellwethers and consequently boost the blue-chips,” said Tian Weidong, a Xi’an-based analyst with Kaiyuan Securities.

Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday as the weaker yen helped overall sentiment, while the paper sector outperformed on a report that a major producer intends to raise printing paper prices. Trading volumes were low, however, as a holiday in the United States on Monday left investors short of the usual leads.

Asian stocks held ground on Tuesday though Chinese equities surged to a fresh 2-1/2 month high as domestic funds piled into financial counters on expectations the world’s second biggest economy may have turned a corner. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2 percent on Tuesday and held below a 19-month peak hit last Thursday.

M&A continued as a key influence for European stocks while politics also returned to the fore as polls narrowed in favor of Le Pen European stock markets were mixed Monday as investors reacted to the continued ebb and flow of merger news and politics returned to the fore with French election polls narrowing in favor of Marine Le Pen. Le Pen, the most divisive candidate standing in the Presidential election, saw polls for voting intentions in the second and final round of the race narrow.

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European stocks are expected to open firmer Monday, but volumes will be thin owing to market closures in the United States for Presidents’ Day. European stocks are expected to open firmer Monday, but volumes will be thin owing to market closures in the United States for Presidents’ Day.

Asian share markets were mixed on Monday as political uncertainty globally kept the mood cautious, while the U.S. dollar dithered in a tight range ahead of a busy week for Federal Reserve events. Turnover was light with U.S. markets closed for the Presidents Day holiday.

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There seems to be little specific news to explain Pingtan’s sudden sell-off Friday, at least in the ultra-near term. Over in Norway, rival fishermen Norway Royal Salmon and Marine Harvest are enjoying their “best fourth quarter result in … history,” and “record high” profits, respectively, both partly with help from Chinese demand for fish.

Stocks spent nearly all of Friday’s trading session in the red before climbing back to just barely positive territory at the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Campbell Soup shares gave up 6.5% to slip into negative territory on the year after the consumer foods specialist posted surprisingly weak fourth-quarter earnings results.

China’s main stock indexes fell on Friday as investors retreated from brokerage and newly-listed stocks after a recent rally, erasing most of the gains made earlier this week. The blue-chip CSI300 index dropped 0.6 percent to 3,421.44 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.9 percent to 3,202.08 points.

European stocks are expected to open mixed after a softer session in Asia that saw investors trim risk following a dollar retreat and scattered press conference from President Donald Trump. European stocks are expected to open mixed Friday after a softer session in Asia that saw investors trim risk positions following a dollar retreat and scattered press conference from President Donald Trump.