Investor sentiment continues to take a battering
Investors have seen another volatile trading day after a slew of weak corporate earnings stoked fears on Wall Street of a United States recession.
The main Dow Jones index fell as low as 8,251 points before closing the day up 172 points or 2% at 8,691.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq in contrast lost 0.73% to close at 1,603.9 points.
London's FTSE 100 index closed 1.16% higher at 4087.8, while in Germany the Dax index ended up 1.12% and France's Cac 40 index was 0.38% higher.
