European shares rebound as banks rise, trade hopes ease growth worries

Reuters

Published Sep 24, 2019 08:31

(Reuters) - European shares rebounded on Tuesday, getting a boost from the banking sector as optimism on U.S.-China trade soothed growth concerns triggered by disappointing PMI surveys across the bloc.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index (STOXX) rose 0.3%, with the eurozone banking index (SX7E) up 0.6% after a 2.8% tumble in the previous session.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview with Fox Business Network that trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer were set to resume in two weeks.

Trade-sensitive Frankfurt shares (GDAXI) rose 0.3%, bouncing back from a 1% drop after surveys showed growth in services and manufacturing across the euro zone stalled in September.