European stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, tracking an improvement in global sentiment after weakness across markets earlier this week.
London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4% with the Paris CAC 40 hovering around flat. Frankfurt’s DAX was less than 0.1% higher. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was above flat.
A recent rally in commodity prices has buoyed regional indexes and added to the optimism about gains amid expectations that central banks will…