Major European stocks recorded gains ahead of Monday's session as the 48th G7 summit continued for the second day in Germany, while NATO officials prepared for the upcoming conference that is set to start tomorrow.
The G7 meeting could result in the most developed economies worldwide banning the imports of Russian gold soon, according to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The DAX gained 0.86%, while the FTSE 100 increased by 0.55%, and the CAC 40 grew 0.75% at 7:24 am CET. Both the euro and the pound traded slightly in the green against the dollar a 7:34 am CET to sell for 1.05651 and 1.22828, respectively.