European stocks mostly climb in global rally

European equities mainly rose Monday as bright US jobs data mostly eclipsed the impact of poor Chinese trade numbers, dealers said. Frankfurt and Paris advanced in early afternoon deals, while London was essentially flat after losing initial gains in hesitant trade. "Equities opened the week in positive territory, continuing the theme seen in Asia and on Wall Street with little in the way of corporate news to excite traders," said Russ Mould, investment director at brokerage AJ Bell.