India, Feb. 12 -- European stocks traded at record high levels on Thursday as investors cheered upbeat earnings from the likes of Legrand, Hermes and Siemens.
Meanwhile, traders shrugged off data that showed the U.K. economy grew less than forecast in the fourth quarter.
GDP grew 0.1 percent sequentially, the same pace of increase as seen in the previous quarter and slightly weaker than the forecast of 0.2 percent as business investment shrank and services stagnated.
On a yearly basis, GDP was up 1.0 percent compared to economists' forecast of 1.2 percent.
The pan European Stoxx 600 edged up by 0.4 percent to 623.94 after ending little changed with a positive bias on Wednesday.
The German DAX jumped 0.9 percent, France's CAC 40 added 1...