Norway's Equinor EQNR.OL rose 0.9% after it agreed to sell a 50% stake in two U.S. offshore wind power development projects to energy major BP BP.L for $1.1 billion. Investors will be focussed on commentary from ECB President Christine Lagarde, who will address a surging euro amid an economic recovery losing steam and anaemic inflation expectations. The rate-sensitive European banks sector index .SX7P was down 0.2%, while travel and leisure stocks .SXTP bounced 0.7% following steep declines in the previous session.