India, Aug. 16 -- European markets ended higher on Friday with investors picking up stocks, betting on hopes global central banks will step up stimulus to boost sagging economies.
Some short-covering after previous session's losses helped as well in driving the market up in positive territory.
The pan Eurpean Stoxx 600 ended up 1.24%. Among the major markets, the U.K., Germany and France, all ended notably higher, with their respective benchmarks FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 rising 0.71%, 1.31% and 1.22%. Switzerland's SMI ended up 1.27%.
A technical glitch delayed the opening of the London market by almost two hours this morning.
Among other markets in Europe, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,...