India, Jan. 29 -- European stocks climbed to a record high on Wednesday as global markets recovered from a tech selloff sparked by concerns over the emergence of a low-cost Chinese AI model.

Investors also digested a slew of corporate earnings results and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision later in the day for direction.

In economic releases, Germany's GfK Consumer Sentiment Index for February fell to -22.4, down from -21.4 and missing expectations for a score of -20.5.

The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.4 percent at 533.87 after rising 0.4 percent in the previous session.

The German DAX gained 0.4 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was marginally higher while France's CAC 40 dipped 0.4 percent.

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