European stocks rose on Friday, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 index climbing 0.6% and ending the week up 0.89%. Healthcare stocks, bolstered by a 2% increase in Novo Nordisk’s shares, led gains. Frontline’s shares rose 2.5% amidst rising oil prices and optimistic growth forecasts for China from the World Bank. Other notable gains included Vaar Energi and Neste. Conversely, Delivery Hero dropped 5.4% after Taiwan’s antitrust regulator blocked Uber’s acquisition of its Foodpanda business. In Germany, the parliament was dissolved to allow February elections as market yields reached a monthly high. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday.
