Global Market: European shares edge higher as miners, airlines offset tech weakness; benchmark set for weekly loss

European STOXX 600 rose 0.2% to 642.42 but was headed for a weekly loss, ending a four-week winning streak. Mining stocks climbed about 2% while travel and leisure gained around 1%, with EasyJet surging 13.4% on a £5.7 billion ($7.65 billion) takeover approach from Apollo Global. Technology stocks weighed on sentiment, with ASML falling 2%, Siltronic down 2%, and Soitec declining 2.8%, while renewed geopolitical tensions from Iranian attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states kept investors cautious.