European stocks extend gains on Fed slowdown hopes; U.S. markets closed 
The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up 0.5% provisionally, with a third straight session of gains taking it to a more than three-month high. Chemicals stocks added 1.1% to lead gains as all sectors and major bourses edged into positive territory. 
LEG Immobilien shares climbed 6.5% to lead the Stoxx 600 by mid-afternoon after Morgan Stanley upgraded the German property company’s stock to “overweight” from “equal-weight.” 
Swedish radiation therapy equipment manufacturer Elekta slid more than 4% to the bottom of the Stoxx 600 after missing second-quarter earnings expectations. 
Source: CNBC, Investing.com