LONDON (AP) - European indexes rose Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve opened up the possibility of a move away from its hawkish bias on U.S. interest rates, with banking firms Fortis and Dexia higher amid deal speculation.
The German DAX Xetra 30 index closed up 2.2 percent at 6,856.96, the French CAC-40 index rose 1.8 percent to 5,598.37 and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index added 1 percent to 6,318.00, with the latter's gains capped by some weakness in the pharmaceutical sector.
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