European stock markets closed higher Thursday in the wake of earlier gains in Asia and Wall Street's fourth consecutive rise on Wednesday, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Indian markets were closed after deadly attacks in the country's financial capital. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 73.41 points, or 1.8 percent, at 4,226.10, while Germany's DAX was 104.77 points, or 2.3 percent, higher at 4,665.27. The CAC-40 in France was 80.54 points, or 2.5 percent, higher at 3,250.39.

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