After a weak start, Europe’s stock markets have risen with investors taking heart from the European Central Bank saying that the region’s commercial banks are not having to borrow so much – a sign that they are no longer facing liquidity problems.

The market also reacted positively to a short-selling ban on financial shares by France, Italy, Spain and Belgium

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