European share prices close higher
18-04-2009
European shares closed higher rising for the sixth straight week, with banks gaining after better-than-expected results from Citigroup and General Electric.
The index of top European shares rose 1.6 percent, its highest close in more than two months.
Banks were given a boost, after Citigroup reported first-quarter revenues of $24.8 billion and a loss of 18 cents per share, better than forecasts.
Britain's Footsie 100, Germany's DAX and France's CAC-40 closed between one and 1.8 percent higher.
