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European markets are recovering

European markets are recovering

After three days of decline, the London Stock Exchange has begun to recover. In early trading, the FTSE 100 index rose 95 points, or 1.2%, to 7,799.

The biggest gainer was airline IAG, up 4.9%, followed by the technology investment company Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (+4%), mining, oil companies, and banks.

Other European markets also saw gains. France's CAC rose 1.8%, Germany's DAX 1.3%.

This comes after gains in some Asia-Pacific markets, with Japan's Nikkei up 6%.

The recovery comes despite China's Commerce Ministry vowing to "fight to the bitter end" against U.S. tariffs. Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff if China does not lift its tariffs.

Deutsche Bank's market strategist Jim Reed said optimism about a U.S.-Japan tariff deal boosted markets. He told clients: "The market decline has begun to stabilize after the unexpected declines of recent days. For example, the S&P 500 fell just 0.23% yesterday, and this morning futures rose 1.32%, becoming the first positive day since the announcement of reciprocal tariffs."

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