BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks rallied on Tuesday after the best reading on U.S. consumer confidence since 2007.
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 90.9, above the prior month's showing of 86.4.
A slew of better-than-expected earnings from global companies also lifted spirits.
The Euro Stoxx 50 index of eurozone bluechip stocks rose 0.54 percent, and is up 2.56 percent on-year.
The German DAX rose 0.55 percent, the French CAC 40 added 0.48 percent and the UK's FTSE 100 picked up 0.32 percent.
Renault dropped 4.2 percent. The carmaker reported higher profits for its first half, but a decline in sales.
Airbus edged moderately lower. The company terminated purchase order with Japan's Skymark Airlines Inc. for six A380s aircraft.
Michelin, which reported financial results, gained 1.9 percent.
In London, BP lost 2.2 percent after it said further sanctions in Russia could affect its investment in Rosneft.
St. James's Place reported a fall in the first-half profit, on lower investment return. The stock fell 2.5 percent.
GKN jumped climbing 7 percent. The engineering group reported a sharp increase in first-half profit.
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