Market Update
Equities in Europe were trading with a positive bias early Thursday, following reports that said France and Germany had arrived over a Greek bailout deal.
At the time of writing, Britain's FTSE was flat, France's CAC and Germany's DAX were higher by 0.1%.
Stocks were higher after the Financial Times said France and Germany and agreed for a second bailout for Greece.
Financials were broadly higher: Barclays, Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale rose 0.4% to 2%. But miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Xstrata and Anglo American were off 0.7% to 1.6%.
In news-driven movers, AstraZeneca rose 3.5% in London after the FDA approved heart drug Brilinta in the U.S.
Paints-maker Akzo Nobel fell 1.5% following its earnings announcement.