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Jan 29 (Reuters) - European shares gained slightly on
Wednesday, helped by bank stocks following strong results from
Santander, but mounting concerns about the fast-spreading
coronavirus kept a lid on gains.
By 0809 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX rose 0.1%,
continuing a recovery from a selloff earlier this week.
Spain's IBEX .IBEX outperformed regional bourses, lifted
by a 2% rise in Santander SAN.MC . The lender posted a higher
quarterly net profit, boosted by a solid underlying performance
in its main market Brazil and capital gains. The banks index .SX7P climbed 0.5%, the most among the
main European subsectors.
Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O suppliers including Infineon
Technologies AG IFXGn.DE , AMS AG AMS.S and
STMicroelectronics NV STM.MI gained after the iPhone maker
beat sales and profit estimates for the holiday shopping
quarter.