Major stock markets in Europe closed with gains on Thursday following the announcement of the Bank of England (BoE) of holding interest rate at 5.25% for the sixth time. Investors will maintain the attention placed on the United Kingdom as its GDP data and manufacture sector updates will come on the last day of the week.
The FTSE 100 closed increasing 0.32% as Anglo American PLC rose 3.09%. The DAX gained 1.07% with Siemens Energy climbing 3.28%. The EURO STOXX 50 closed climbing 0.32% with Prosus NV going 2.49% up. The CAC 40 increased 0.69% as Carrefour led the gains with a jump of 2.30%.
The euro was 0.25% higher than the dollar at 5:28 pm CET, trading at 1.07754. The pound was 0.11% up compared to the US currency, going to 1.25116.
