European stocks rose for the third straight session on Wednesday amid expectations of a vaccine-powered strengthening of activity later in the year and additional policy support in a few large economies. Strong earnings from Alphabet and Amazon.com also boosted sentiment.
The pan European Stoxx 600 rose half a percent to 408.12 after gaining 1.3 percent on Tuesday. The German DAX gained half a percent, France's CAC 40 index inched up 0.3 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was up 0.2 percent.
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