FILE PHOTO: Bull and bear symbols for successful and bad trading are seen in front of the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse) in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2019. <\/p>\n
Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters<\/p>\n
Shares listed in Europe kicked off the new trading month with a strong rebound, after notching their worst month since 2022 in March. <\/p>\n
Shortly after the opening bell, the regional Stoxx 600<\/a> was seen trading 2% higher, with all major bourses and sectors besides oil and gas stocks trading in the green. London’s FTSE 100<\/a> opened up 1.4%, and Germany’s DAX<\/a> was 2.1% higher. France’s CAC 40<\/a> gained 1.9% in early morning trade. <\/p>\n The moves come after President Donald Trump said Tuesday<\/a> that American forces would leave Iran in “two or three weeks,” adding that the U.S. would end its war “whether we have a deal or not.”<\/p>\n Global benchmark Brent crude oil was 0.4% lower on Wednesday morning, trading at around $103.82 per barrel as markets digested Trump’s comments. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were last seen trading 0.3% higher at $101.71. <\/p>\n Asian stocks traded higher<\/a> on Tuesday, while futures data pointed<\/a> to a higher open on Wall Street. <\/p>\n Trump is due to address<\/a> the United States at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. <\/p>\n European investors will also be monitoring euro zone employment data, due later on Wednesday. <\/p>\n In corporate news, Danish wind energy developer Vestas<\/a> announced overnight it had received a 135-megawatt order in the U.S. for an undisclosed project. It came hours after the company said it had received a 90-megawatt order in the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n In a note sent Wednesday morning, analysts at Citi gave Vestas a Buy rating and said the wind giant’s first-quarter order intake now totaled 4.2 gigawatts. <\/p>\n “With signs of market improvement in Germany, and initial evidence of a US up cycle, we think orders can continue to build from here, driving better than expected growth,” they said. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Nike<\/a>‘s Frankfurt-listed shares followed their U.S. counterparts sharply lower early on Wednesday after the retailer warned sales will fall<\/a> for the rest of the calendar year, led by an expected 20% decline in its key China market during the current quarter. <\/p>\n