Stocks Across the World Buoyant on Upbeat Earnings

Stocks Across the World Buoyant on Upbeat Earnings
The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, on Dec. 29, 2017. Toby Melville/Reuters
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LONDON/HONG KONG—Shares made slim gains around the world on Tuesday, with upbeat corporate earnings buoying European shares and outweighing recurring worries about China’s property sector.

The broad Euro STOXX 600 hit its highest in seven weeks, adding 0.5 percent, with German stocks gaining 0.9 percent.