European Market Review

European stocks advanced this afternoon as most traders and investors are focused in the coming vital central bank meetings, while China signaled a thawing of trade tensions with the U.S.

The FTSE-100 gained 0.91%, Germany's DAX surged  0.74% and the French CAC-40 added 0.34%.

The European Central Bank (ECB) will meet tomorrow to report on the latest monetary measures, with markets cautiously hopeful of a fresh stimulus package to boost the euro economy.

Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group rallied more than 15% on news of the offer, but then retreated some ground.

The U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament has been clarified as unlawful by Scotland’s highest court.

In fact, the U.K. Parliament was closed down on Monday and will renew its operations on October 14.

The suspension is also known as prorogation outlines the end of one parliamentary session before the start of the next.