India, July 22 -- European stocks closed higher on Wednesday as encouraging corporate earnings announcements and data showing a smaller-than-expected increase in UK consumer price inflation offset concerns about rising U.S.-Iran tensions and higher oil prices.

Oil prices moved higher after the U.S. military carried out its 11th consecutive night of strikes against Iran and President Trump vowed to bomb Pickaxe Mountain.

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