MARKETS: FTSE recovering from Black Monday hangover

European markets were buoyed on Wednesday by a last-minute recovery in the Chinese stock markets. It was a quiet day compared to the volatile swings seen in the last few weeks.

The FTSE jumped up 0.41% to 6083.31. It was a rare positive trading session in a rollercoaster few weeks for the UK's stock index.

The FTSE is recovering from its Black Monday plunge, but only slowly.

Here's how the month looks.

Elsewhere in Europe, things were also looking up. Germany's Dax share index was up around half a percent.

And the Euro Stoxx 50, an index of Europe's biggest companies, also rose:

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