London, Frankfurt and Paris gained more than one percent in value, having tumbled by around four percent on last Friday.
The stock markets attempted to rebound in opening deals
on Wednesday, in a rollercoaster week that has been jarred by fears over the
economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
In initial trade, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index won 1.0
percent to 7,131.03 points on the first day of December.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX added 0.9 percent to
15,238.16 points and the Paris CAC 40 gained 0.9 percent to 6,779.40.
“Investors enter the final month of the year in reflective
mood, as the Omicron variant adds to the list of concerns on the wall of
worry,” said Richard Hunter, head of markets at trading firm Interactive
Investor.
He added: “Even though there is insufficient information on
the latest variant fully to assess the impact, there is an increasing feeling
that any fallout would be less severe than that seen in the initial pandemic.”
Asian equities mostly rose Wednesday and oil prices bounced
after top drugs makers offered differing opinions on their vaccines’ efficacy
against Omicron and the Federal Reserve took a hawkish pivot on monetary
policy.
Global stocks and oil had sunk Tuesday as Moderna warned
current vaccines might be less effective at fending off Omicron.
Sentiment was also hit as data showed that eurozone
inflation spiked to a record high on runaway energy costs in November.
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