Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended up 1.5 percent at 1,605.29, its highest closing level since June 5, recovering from the past week's sell-off.
The All-share index closed at 28988 points, up 385.05 or 1.35 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2587.12 points, up 4.48 or 0.17 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19686.79 points, up 287.65 or 1.48 percent.