European shares hold at five-month highs as BP buoys oil stocks

LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks held at five-month highs on Tuesday, supported by a jump in the shares of oil firm BP, which announced buoyant earnings and a share buyback programme, but banking shares were pressured by a fall in BNP Paribas.

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