European stocks finished higher Tuesday, with technology shares in recovery mode after a selloff in the previous session led the market to its biggest loss in nearly a month.

Stock markets extended their gains in Asia early Wednesday, as global technology shares staged a recovery ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at records Tuesday as technology shares rebounded following a two-day decline. But the market's focus was on the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.