European stocks higher ahead of Fed rate decision (AP)

Traders watch terminals as Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index shoots up over 7 percent in early trade Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, after big gains overnight in the U.S.  The benchmark index rises 540.82 points to 8,162.74 after about an hour of trading. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - European stock markets traded mostly higher Wednesday on expectations of possible interest rate cuts in the U.S. and Japan, while U.S. stocks opened lower as some investors took profits on Tuesday's huge gains.

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