Markets in Europe continued gaining on Wednesday as the US government agrees to unlock $2 trillion worth of funds to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain’s FTSE 100 index surged almost two percent at the start of trading in London. Germany’s DAX is up almost three percent, while France’s CAC is gaining almost five percent.

This follows huge gains by European stocks on Tuesday with the British stock market gaining over nine percent, German stocks surging almost 11 percent, and French stocks closing almost five percent higher.

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Source: RT