European stocks extended gains on Thursday, boosted by technology and mining stocks, on expectations of a strong earnings season even as investors fretted over higher inflation crimping an economic recovery. The pan European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7% by 0710 GMT,

apanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday he does not plan to change the country's financial income tax for the time being, after his earlier suggestion of a review apparently cooled investor sentiment and sent Tokyo stocks lower ahead