India, Feb. 13 -- European markets closed higher on Thursday, and several indexes climbed to fresh record or multi-month highs, as investors picked up stocks, reacting to earnings and on hopes of an end to the war in Ukraine.
Hopes of more monetary easing by central banks, and optimism about an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine contributed to markets' upmove. According to reports, U.S. President Donald Trump had telephonic conversations with presidents of Russia and Ukraine.
The pan European Stoxx 600 climbed 1.09%. Germany's DAX surged 2.09% and France's CAC 40 jumped 1.52%, while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 ended down 0.49%. Switzerland's SMI gained 1.85%.
Among other markets in Europe, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, ...