European stocks are expected to start Wednesday's session on a slightly upbeat note, after Wall Street delivered its second best day of 2019.
On Wednesday, stocks in the Asia-Pacific region climbed, building upon gains seen in the U.S., where the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared more than 500 points and other stocks finished the session on a high.
Looking at economic data, composite and services PMI figures for the euro area are scheduled for publication this morning. European stocks are expected to start Wednesday's session on a slightly upbeat note, after Wall Street delivered itsAhead of the open, the FTSE 100 pointed to a rise of 4 points at 7,223, while Germany's DAX popped 13 points at 11,996 and France's CAC 40 indicated an incline of 9 points, at 5,280, according to IG.
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