India, Nov. 11 -- The major European markets extended recent gains on Wednesday with an eye towards hitting fresh record closing highs. The markets were in the green all day, opening higher and then fading a bit before rallying to finish at daily highs.

Investor sentiment was underpinned by steadier oil prices, solid corporate earnings and renewed enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence trade.

The FTSE in London advanced 83.88 points or 0.78 percent to finish at 10,835.47, while the DAX in Germany rallied 315.32 points or 1.20 percent to close at 26,662.77, the CAC 40 in France added 54.28 points or 0.66 percent and the SMI in Switzerland rose 15.92 points or 0.11 percent to finish at 15,053.86.

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