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European stocks gained on Monday, with French shares leading the charge after the far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains in the first round of parliamentary election, but by a smaller margin than what some polls had suggested.
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -French stocks drove a broader rally in European shares on Monday and bond yields fell as the far right took a smaller lead in the first round of France's election than some expected,
French stock futures rose sharply and government bond prices ticked higher on Monday, as investors digested the victory of the far-right National Rally in the first round of parliamentary voting on Sunday that many had already expected.