European stocks were broadly higher on Thursday as investors digested mostly positive earnings results and looked ahead to the release of U.S. GDP data due later in the day for direction.
The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.2 percent at 464.04 after declining 0.8 percent on Wednesday.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.