The indices are growing against the backdrop of corporate news and an optimistic mood about the meeting of the European Central Bank, which will be held August 2 this year. It is expected that during the meeting of the ECB may purchase gosbondov restart the program to reduce the cost of credit for Spain and Italy.

At the moment:

FTSE 100 5,665.20 +29.92 +0.53%

DAX 6,775.41 +3.15 +0.05%

CAC 3,301.20 +9.54 +0.29%

The increase demonstrates the banking sector. Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland rose by 1,2%, HSBC - by 1.1%. Paper rose in price Lloyds Banking Group - by 0.3% and Barclays - by 0.2%.

Shares of ENI SpA rose 0.9% after the publication of the financial report for the I half of 2012. Net income for the period grew by 1.1% - up to 3.844 billion euros compared with a profit of 3.801 billion euros in the same period a year earlier. Net operating revenues ENI in January-June this year increased by 20.3% and amounted to 63.203 billion euros (previous year - 52.526 billion euros).