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PARIS, FRANCE (APRIL 7, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF EXCHANGE STOCK BUILDING

2. VARIOUS OF FALLING STOCK PRICES DISPLAYING ON BOARD PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 7, 2025 - FILE FOOTAGE: European stock markets closed higher on the first trading day of the week, led by tech and banks stocks, amid hopes for a US federal government reopening after the US Senate passes a stopgap budget.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 1.42%, or 8.03 points, to close out Monday at 572.82.

Technology and financials led the gains, with the Stoxx 600 Technology Index ending 1.55% higher, while the Stoxx 600 Banks Index adding 2.9%.

Germany's DAX 40 index was up 1.65% to end at 23,959.99 points, and the UK's FTSE 100 gained 1.08% to end at 9,787.15.

France's CAC 40 rose 1.32% to 8,055.51, and Italy's FTSE MIB index added 2.28% to close at 43,895.67 points.

And Spain's IBEX 35 gained 1.77% to end the day at 16,182.5 points.

Investors in European equity markets welcomed Sunday's US Senate vote by Democrats and Republicans towards reaching an agreement on a temporary budget to reopen the government.

The US Senate voted 60-40 to break a Democratic filibuster and advance government funding legislation, marking a crucial step toward reopening the federal government after a five-week shutdown.