Chip stocks propel gains in Europe, airlines soar <!-- no image --> <div>European shares gained on Tuesday, with Apple suppliers leading the charge following a report of strong iPhone sales and a jump in airline stocks after bullish calls from Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the sector.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=VzvyZoiIBIU:FIe3NmO2hdU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=VzvyZoiIBIU:FIe3NmO2hdU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=VzvyZoiIBIU:FIe3NmO2hdU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=VzvyZoiIBIU:FIe3NmO2hdU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=VzvyZoiIBIU:FIe3NmO2hdU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/VzvyZoiIBIU" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters