European stocks close on firm note as focus shifts to earnings

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2026-10-21

Frankfurt (dpa-AFX) - European stocks snapped recent losses and closed higher on Wednesday as optimism about corporate earnings helped offset worries about oil prices and concerns about geopolitical tensions to some extent. Investors also digested the latest batch of regional economic data, including the UK's consumer price and producer price inflation reports. Crude oil pared early gains. After gaining more than 2% early on in the session, bren......

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