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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets moved higher at the open on Tuesday, with prominent companies such as UBS AG (ch:ubsn)(UBS) and BMW AG (de:bmw) advancing after reporting upbeat earnings results. The Stoxx Europe 600 index (xx:sxxp) rose 0.3% to 337.75, recovering from a 0.3% loss on Monday. France's CAC 40 index (fr:px1) gained 0.2% to 4.471.65, while Germany's DAX 30 index (dx:dax) picked up 0.3% to 9,559.77. Resuming trading after Monday's U.K. bank holiday, the FTSE 100 index (uk:ukx) slipped 0.1% to 6,816.74. Among major movers in Europe, shares of UBS put on 1.5% after the Swiss bank reported first-quarter profit ahead of analyst expectations. German car maker BMW rose 0.4% after profit for the first quarter topped expectations.
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May 06, 2014 04:34 ET (08:34 GMT)
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