Stock indices closed higher, speculation the European Central Bank (ECB) will add further stimulus measures still supports. Analysts expect that the ECB President Mario Draghi will announce on Thursday a 550 billion-euro bond-buying programme.

Eurozone's adjusted current account surplus fell to €18.1 billion in November from €19.5 billion in October. October's figure was revised down from a surplus of €20.5 billion. Analysts had expected a surplus of €21.3 billion.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,585.53 +35.26 +0.54%

DAX 10,242.35 +74.58 +0.73%

CAC 40 4,394.93 +15.31 +0.35%