EUROPEAN CLOSES: Euro Stoxx 50 +1.42% at 5,579, Dax 40 +0.96% at 22,595, FTSE 100 -0.15% at 9,903, CAC 40 +0.79% at 7,726, FTSE MIB +0.91% at 43,230, IBEX 35 +1.04% at 16,888, PSI +0.25% at 8,779, SMI +0.61% at 12,411, AEX +0.53% at 967

Gilead (GILD) nears up to USD 2bln deal for autoimmune biotech Ouro Medicines, according to FT

Washington reportedly sets April 9th as the date to end the war on Iran, according to an Israeli Official to Yedioth Ahronoth

EUROPEAN CLOSES: Euro Stoxx 50 +1.42% at 5,579, Dax 40 +0.96% at 22,595, FTSE 100 -0.15% at 9,903, CAC 40 +0.79% at 7,726, FTSE MIB +0.91% at 43,230, IBEX 35 +1.04% at 16,888, PSI +0.25% at 8,779, SMI +0.61% at 12,411, AEX +0.53% at 967

Occidental (OXY) CEO says 90-95% of growth will come from US assets, mainly the Permian

Japan's Vice Minister of International Affairs says the IEA's 400mln bbl of oil release is "not enough" to ease a very tight market