(Reuters) -European shares extended gains on Wednesday as investors bought into recent market weakness, brushing aside fresh U.S. tariff threats and digesting a mixed batch of corporate earnings.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.3%, as of 0713 GMT, rising for a third consecutive session after touching a five-week low on Friday.
Germany’s blue-chip DAX and France’s CAC 40 climbed 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
Shares of Commerzbank rose nearly 1% after the German lender posted its quarterly net profit above expectations and raised parts of its full-year outlook.
Siemens Energy said it expects to hit the upper end of its 2025 growth outlook estimates. Shares rose 1.2%.
Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter was set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Switzerland seeks to