Europe led higher by banks and oil

European equities were higher on Wednesday as rising oil prices lifted energy stocks, while banking sector gains were led by HVB Group after majority shareholder Unicredit said it planned to buy out minority investors.
By midday, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 was up 0.7 per cent to 1,523.41, Frankfurt’s Xetra Dax added 0.6 per cent to 6,719.64, [...]

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