LONDON: European stocks made big gains Wednesday, buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to slash its key interest rate by half a point and the ensuing rally in U.S. stocks.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index shot up 2.8 percent to close at 6,460.00, marking its best-performing two-day run since March 2003.
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