ROME: European equities lost some steam by Wednesday’s close, but finished solidly higher on hopes of further stimulus measures in China and Japan.
The pan-European STOXX 600 closed the day around 1.3 percent higher, with mining stocks, which are closely tied to the performance of the Chinese economy, outperforming.
Major European bourses pared gains but finished positive, with London’s FTSE 100 index and the French CAC closing around 1.4 percent up.




