Price movements
The European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent at the close, supported by a 1.6 percent rise in the technology sector following optimistic quarterly sales expectations from Apple.
Within a week, the index recorded a slight increase of 0.40 percent.
But a 0.8 percent decline in the banking sector undermined optimism, as Societe Generale Bank squandered early gains and its stock fell 5.2 percent, falling to the bottom of the French CAC 40 index, after the bank said that the annual net interest income coming from its retail company would be at the lower end of expectations.
On the other hand, Credit Agricole Bank shares rose 1 percent after a 55 percent jump in first-quarter net profits that exceeded expectations.
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