Staff of Reuters 2 minutes Read (Click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window for a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK, and European financial markets.) Reuters, July 2 – European stocks rose somewhat on Friday, boosted by semiconductor makers, as investors awaited the release of the US monthly jobs report later in the day. The STOXX 600 index increased 0.2 percent throughout Europe, with technology stocks up 0.6 percent. ASML Holding NV gained 0.5 percent as Micron Technology Inc stated it will begin employing ASML EUV machines in production in 2024, while ASM International NV gained over 1% as it expected greater order intake in the second quarter. After a judicial source told Reuters that the firms were under investigation for concealing “crimes against humanity” in China’s Xinjiang province, France’s SMCP and Zara owner Inditex both fell 0.9 percent. Investors awaited data that would most likely show a pick-up in job growth in the United States in June. Producer pricing data for the euro zone for the month of May is also expected to be issued at 0900 GMT. (Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru contributed reporting; Shounak Dasgupta edited the piece.)/n
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