European stocks broaden their gains in trading, with a strong jump for Germany's DAX.

European stocks expanded their gains during trading on Wednesday, particularly the German DAX and French CAC, as a result of the less hawkish statements made by European Central Bank Governor Christine Lagarde, who did not rule out the possibility of a 50 basis point rate cut. Additionally, the members' confidence in the decline of inflation to the ECB's target by mid-year, and that inflation is heading in the right direction, boosted investors' appetite for risk toward European stocks. Regarding the British index, it can be noted that the exclusion of Britain from the tariff policies that Donald Trump intends to impose, according to statements made by the British Treasury Minister today, seems to have a positive impact on investors' expectations regarding the British economic activity. **The performance of the European stock indices was as follows:** - The German DAX index jumped by about 283.68 points, reaching 21,325.68 points. - The French CAC 40 index stabilized at 7,852.17 points, with an increase of 1.05%. - The British FTSE 100 index hovered around 8,560.89 points, rising by approximately 0.15%. - The Euro Stoxx 600 index recorded an increase to 529.57 points, with a rise of 0.68%.