European stocks soar higher on hopes of trade deal: FTSE up 0.8%, DAX jumps 0.4%

European stocks advanced on Thursday as investors looked for signs of progress in trade talks between the United States and the European Union. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.5% at 552.45 points. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 each rose 0.4%, while the UK’s FTSE 100 outperformed with a 0.8% gain. Most other […]