Europe stocks rise but concerns linger after banking volatility

European stock markets were upbeat in early Wednesday trade, with the pan-regional Stoxx 600 index up 0.5% at 8:20 a.m. London time.

France’s CAC 40 was up by 0.65%, Germany’s DAX by 0.42% and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 by 0.26%.

Banks extended the previous session’s gains, climbing 0.5%.

Markets have been hit by volatility over the past month leading some retail investors to question where to park their money.

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— Weizhen Tan

Stock markets have been on an upward trend in the first quarter of 2023, with the S&P 500 and MSCI World Index on track to post more than 4% in total gains.

This is particularly notable after a year of negative returns.

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European markets are heading for a broadly higher open Wednesday.

The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 2 points lower at 7,485, Germany’s DAX 35 points higher at 15,175, France’s CAC up 15 points at 7,103 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 57 points higher at 25,915, according to data from IG.

Earnings are set to come from Next and data releases will include Italian and Russian unemployment figures for February.

— Holly Ellyatt