LONDON — European stocks closed higher on Thursday, spurred on by overnight gains in Asia-Pacific markets.

The Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated two-day meeting, which gets underway Tuesday, is poised to take center stage.

Elsewhere, Brazil’s central bank is scheduled to hold its next policy meeting on Wednesday. The Bank of England, Norway’s Norges Bank and South Africa’s Reserve Bank will all follow on Thursday.

A busy week of central bank meetings will be rounded off when the Bank of Japan delivers its latest rate decision Friday.

The Federal Reserve is almost certain to start its rate-cutting cycle next week.

LONDON — European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, following a more positive session at the start of the week.

This enthusiasm isn’t new, though. The Nifty 50 has been on the march throughout the year. There have been 44 record highs set in this year’s 169 trading sessions, according to CNBC’s count.

LONDON — European markets closed higher on Friday, the last trading day of August, as investors considered inflation data from around the world.

LONDON — European markets closed higher on Wednesday, maintaining positive momentum even as U.S. stocks pulled back ahead of highly anticipated earnings from AI beneficiary Nvidia

LONDON — European stocks closed in mixed territory Monday, as traders digested rising tensions in the Middle East following strikes by both Israel and Hezbollah over the weekend.

LONDON — European stocks moved lower Tuesday afternoon, as market uncertainty over the outlook for interest rate cuts lingers.

LONDON — European markets closed higher Friday, rounding off what’s set to be a winning week for global stocks.