India, April 26 -- European stocks closed on a firm note on Friday with investors cheering a slew of strong earnings updates from U.S. big names Alphabet and Microsoft, and a few European companies, and shrugging of interest rate concerns for now.
The pan European Stoxx 600 climbed 1.11%. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 gained 0.75%, Germany's DAX advanced 1.36% and France's CAC 40 ended higher by 0.89%, while Switzerland's SMI gained 0.74%.
Among other markets in Europe, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Turkiye closed with sharp to moderate gains.
Austria and Ireland ended weak.
Data from U.S. Commerce Department showed the consumer price index rose by 0.3% in March. The r...