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Europe close: Stocks rise as mining sector jumps on Glencore-Rio merger talks
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Friday 09 Jan 2026
(Sharecast News) - European stocks hit a record high on Friday, with miners lifted by a potential mega-merger of giants Rio Tinto and Glencore.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index closed up 1% at 609.67, while Germany's DAX rose 0.5% to 25,261.64 and France's CAC 40 ended up 1.4% at 8,362.09.
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