European shares finished mixed on Wednesday, as investors digested a slew of earnings from European companies.
The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 Index closed around the flatline, with most sectors in the red after a choppy session. In the U.S., stocks traded in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors weighed mixed reports from major corporations.
London's FTSE and Germany's DAX ended around 0.5 percent lower, while the French CAC closed around 0.3 percent higher.
Elsewhere, Greece remains in focus on Wednesday. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Tuesday that he was confident Greece would reach a deal with its international lenders, although this may not happen in the upcoming meeting of euro zone finance ministers on April 24, he told reporters in Athens, Reuters said Tuesday.
Markets will keep an eye on a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.
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