, Nov 11 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Tuesday, with investors in bullish mood after Wall Street notched up a fourth straight record close and Tokyo's Nikkei hit a seven-year high on talk that a Japanese sales tax increase may be delayed, Reuters reported. The gains in Tokyo stocks helped push the yen lower versus the dollar. The greenback hit a seven-year high against the Japanese currency as it recovered from losses chalked up after Friday's below-forecast U.S. payrolls data. European shares were also boosted by positive updates from companies including Germany's Henkel and Hochtief . The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.4 percent. The Nikkei share average rose 2.1 percent to its highest close since October 2007 on speculation that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might postpone a sales tax increase planned for next October and call a snap election.
