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Nov 9 (Reuters) - European stock index futures jumped to a
three-week high on Monday as a victory for U.S. President-elect
Joe Biden in the election raised hopes of better trade ties
between Washington and Europe.
Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 were up 1.5% by 0640 GMT, while
German DAX futures FDXc1 and London's FTSE futures FFIc1
gained 1.6% and 1.3%, respectively.
Japan's Nikkei share average reached a high last seen almost
three decades ago, while futures tracking the U.S. S&P 500 index
EScv1 jumped 1.4%. .N
The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX had jumped 7% last week,
ending Friday with one of its best weeks this year.