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Banks Lead Gains in European Stock Markets

European Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, as banking shares achieved high gains, boosted by some positive earnings reports and the record-breaking rises in Wall Street.

Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.60%, while FTSE100 rose by 0.58%.

CAC40 settled higher by 0.79%, and DAX finished on a 0.74% increase.

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