European stocks rose Wednesday as
tensions eased over Ukraine and positive US economic data showed
the American economy is expanding at a rate that investors
speculated won't outpace interest rate increases, analysts said.
In Milan, the FTSE-Mib index advanced by 1.37% to close at
21,108 points, while Madrid's IBEX-35 index added 1.50% to close
at 10,140.80 points.
The Frankfurt DAX index rose by 1.18% to end the trading day
at 9,448.58 points.
The Parisian CAC-40 index added 0.94% to end at 4,385.15
points and the Athens Stock Exchange General Index (ASE) closed
up 0.21% to close at 1,331.96 points.
In London, the FTSE-100 index ended flat at 6,605.3 points,
against 6,604.89 at Tuesday's close.
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