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- European stock markets are buoyed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggest further easing.
- Trading may be subdued due to year-end volumes and holidays in Germany and Switzerland.
- On Tuesday, the UK FTSE 100 and pan-European Stoxx-50 rose about 0.75%.
- Wall Street closed negatively, with the Dow Jones down 0.20%.
- Currency markets show slight declines for GBP/USD and EUR/GBP.
