Article: United States: Stocks in Europe, Asia Fall, US Futures Drop; UBS, RBS Slide.

Byline: sander03

European stocks rose for the first time in four days after a report showed U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly advanced this month.

Nestle SA and L'Oreal SA led gains by companies that rely on the U.S. for more than a quarter of their sales. Air France-KLM Group, Europe's biggest airline, and Ryanair Holdings Plc advanced as oil dropped to a 10-week low. Better-than-estimated profit from U.S. Steel Corp. lifted steelmakers. SAP AG rallied after increasing its full-year revenue and margin forecasts.

The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index added 0.3 percent to 279.64. The index declined as much as 1.3 percent earlier on concern credit ...

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