On Frankfurt's DAX, Deutsche Bank was 2.0% higher, followed by technology major Siemens, up by the same amount, and chemicals company BASF, trading 1.8% higher. The FTSE 100 was 0.83% higher, Frankfurt's DAX was up by 0.90% and Paris' CAC-40 was 1.18% higher at the time of writing. European equity benchmarks rebounded on Wednesday ahead of a decision from the Federal Reserve bank on US interest rates which is due after markets close in Europe and following increases in the value of exported goods from the euro area and a rise in French inflation.