* STOXX 600 ends up 0.4 percent * Trade-sensitive autos lead gainers * Investec rallies on demerger plan * Casino lifted as Kepler note reassures (For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window) By Helen Reid LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Gains among tech, auto and mining stocks pushed European shares higher on Friday, as hopes of new trade talks between the United States and China boosted investor sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended up 0.4 percent, scoring its strongest weekly gains in seven weeks. Analysts and traders saw new trade talks as a positive for the market, with some expecting U.S. President Donald Trump to seek to seal a trade deal before mid-term elections in November, but they pointed to lingering nerves in the market. However, after European markets closed, shares in the United States turned lower after a Bloomberg report said Trump had asked aides to proceed with tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese imports.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1W014Q urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1W0158 Topping the STOXX was bank and asset manager InvestecINVP.L which jumped 8.4 percent after saying it would demerge and separately list its asset management arm.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1W013N CasinoCASP.PA , whose stock price has been hit by concerns over its debts and that of parent RallyeGENC.PA , bounced 6.8 percent after a reassuring note from brokerage firm Kepler-Cheuvreux.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1W026X Autos rose 1.4 percent, leading sectoral gainers and building on the previous session's rise. Miners rose 1 percent and tech gained 0.7 percent. Among tech stocks, STMicroSTM.MI rose 1.9 percent after Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the stock to "neutral". "We think the shares are pricing in a significant amount of negative sentiment with regards to near term demand," the U.S. bank wrote. It also affirmed its buy rating on both InfineonIFXGn.DE and ASMLASML.AS . UK housebuilders Taylor WimpeyTW.L and Barratt DevelopmentBDEV.L fell sharply after Bank of England governor Mark Carney was reported in the Times as having told ministers that a no-deal Brexit could cause house prices to fall by 35 percent over three years. Their stocks recovered ground to end slightly up after Carney clarified that the bank's "stress test" scenarios in which house prices fell sharply did not amount to a prediction from the BoE.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL9N1UT00K Elsewhere, Danske BankDANSKE.CO fell 1 percent after the Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. law enforcement agencies are investigating the bank over allegations of money laundering through Estonia. The bank declined to comment.urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1VW469 Investors have been shunning European stocks in favour of U.S. stocks this year, lured by significantly stronger earnings growth there. Overall the market is currently short European equities, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Some $57 billion has flowed out of European equity funds over the past six months, strategists at the U.S. bank said, citing EPFR data. <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ europe euro zone US earnings growthhttps://reut.rs/2p591eb ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^> (Reporting by Helen Reid; Editing by Alison Williams) ((mailto:Helen.Reid@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 0402;))

Warning: This material has been prepared by a third party company, Reuters, which is independent of Davy. Davy has not reviewed the material and accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for the information or opinions contained therein. It does not constitute investment advice.
Warning: This content may be provided by regulated and unregulated entities and is not created, reviewed or endorsed by Davy. It is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or solicitation to purchase or sell any security or make any other type of investment or investment decision. Importantly, it does not constitute investment advice, as it does not contemplate the personal circumstances of any particular person or group of persons. Neither Davy nor the providers of the Third Party Content will be liable for any investment decision made based on the reliance on or use of such data, or any liability that may arise due to delays or interruptions in the delivery of the Third Party Content for any reason.
Latest News

ReutersUS STOCKS-Wall Street rallies on trade optimism
ReutersUS STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street rallies on trade hopes
ReutersUPDATE 11-Oil rises over 2 pct to 2019 highs on tightening supplies
ReutersFOREX-Dovish Fed talk sends dollar lower, euro recovers
ReutersPRECIOUS-Gold scales 2-week peak; palladium matches record high
ReutersUS STOCKS-Wall St rallies on U.S.-China trade optimism
ReutersUS STOCKS-Wall St gains on U.S.-China trade optimism; Trump declares emergency
ReutersUPDATE 3-FTSE 100 rallies as trade talks progress; share sale hits Standard Life
ReutersUPDATE 3-Trade talk, bank support hopes send European shares to three-month highs
ReutersUS STOCKS-Wall St gains as trade talks advance; Trump to declare emergency