(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) European stock markets are surging on hopes that Greece and its creditors will reach a deal to get the country more loans before it goes bankrupt at the end of the month, AP reported.
The Athens stock exchange led the charge, jumping 7.1 percent. The Stoxx 50 of top European shares was up 2.7 percent, with Germany's DAX gaining 2.8 percent.
Leaders of the 19-nation eurozone are gathering in Brussels for a last-ditch summit aimed at clinching a deal between Greece and international lenders as a major debt payment deadline looms.
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