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Europe close: Stocks rise after US producer price data, French names lead
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.88% to 524.08. France's CAC 40 outperformed the Stoxx, trading up by 1.27% to 7,724.32, while the German Dax was ahead by 1.15% to 18,748.18. Euro/dollar was 0.33% higher alongside at 1.0902. US producer …