, , ) , Europe's second-largest phone company, gained 1% after it said first-quarter revenue rose 10% to 12.81 billion euros, or 2.2% on a comparable basis, ahead of analysts' forecasts. Gross operating margin increased 6.7% to 4.67 billion euros, up 0.1% on a comparable basis. And U.K-headquartered life insurance company Aviva (UK:AV: news, chart,profile) gained 0.4% after it said that its first-quarter global sales grew 26% to 7.9 billion pounds, after sales grew in the U.K. by 34% to 3.2 billion pounds and rose internationally by 21%, to 4.7 billion pounds.

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