London - French and German stocks sank Wednesday in cautious deals before a US interest rate decision, but London rose ahead of Britain's latest annual budget.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 1.16% to 11 841 points, the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.45% to 5 006.20 points and Milan's FTSE MIB shed 1.18% to 11 851 points.
On the upside, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies rose 0.61% 6 879.50 points in late morning deals in the capital.