LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins gained $1.30 on Thursday despite a slight build in stocks.

• A total of 15,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded in the Argus window, with Exxon, Equinor, Varo and BP selling to TotalEnergies.

• One cargo of E10 gasoline traded in the Argus window, which Shell sold to Exxon.

• Gasoline stocks held independently in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp refining and storage hub rose 7% on lower exports last week to 1.11 million tons, while naphtha saw a drop of around 10.5% on strong inland demand from the petrochemical sector. ARA/

• Asian refining throughput is set to tumble in April and May as crude imports hit a 10-year low and the Iran war forces refiners to process lighter grades, curbing diesel and jet fuel output by at least 1 million barrels per day, analysts and refining sources said.

• Early signs of a shift toward electric vehicles have emerged for U.S. car rental companies as customers become wary of paying more at the pump due to the conflict in the Middle East.

• Meanwhile, EU-27 and UK exports of gasoline have reached 776,000 bpd so far in April, compared with an average of 947,000 bpd for the whole of March.