Strong first quarter earnings reports helped markets in Europe shake off the pull of Tuesday’s sharp losses.
How did markets perform?
The Stoxx 600 SXXP, -0.41% dipped 0.2% to 382.2. It fell 1.4% Tuesday.
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 UKX, -0.31% was a rare index in the red on Wednesday, down 0.2% to 7,428.2. That added to Tuesday’s loss of 1.6%
The pound GBPUSD, -0.4742% sank 0.2% to $1.3044, on top of losing 0.3% Tuesday.
In Germany, the DAX DAX, -1.82% DAX, -0.01% increased to 12,169.7, a gain of 0.6% following Tuesday’s 1.6% loss.