European Stocks Finish Mixed Following ECB Decision

European stocks closed Thursday on a mixed note, following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to maintain interest rates unchanged.

The STOXX Europe 600 index finished marginally higher by a little less than 0.1% to close at a new record high.

The UK’s FTSE100 index also gained 0.10% to finish at 7,088.18 points.

Meanwhile, the French and German benchmark indices, CAC40 and DAX, lost 0.26% and 0.06%, respectively.