LONDON: European stock markets bounced back on Wednesday, with upbeat Chinese growth data helping London's benchmark FTSE 100 index jump by 1.11 percent to 6,784.67 points at the close.

In Frankfurt, the DAX index added 1.44 percent to 9,859.27 points, and in Paris the CAC 40 ended the day 1.48 percent higher at 4,369.06.