India, March 6 -- European shares traded higher on Thursday as trade worries eased, and investors looked ahead to the European Central Bank's interest-rate decision and President Christine Lagarde's press conference later in the day for direction.
The central bank is likely to cut its interest rates again by 25 basis points as inflation softened amid weaker economic growth. The policy announcement is due at 8.15 AM ET.
The pan European STOXX 600 edged up by 0.3 percent to 557.50 after gaining 0.9 percent in the previous session.
The German DAX rallied 1.2 percent and France's CAC 40 added half a percent while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 fell 0.7 percent.
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