Author: Elena Todorova
123jump.com
Last Update: 1:10 PM EST November 01 2006

European stock markets finished Wednesday session higher largely on gains in the mining sector. Resource stocks like Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton climbed 2.5% on the back of record-high zink price. The gold sector also showed considerable strength. Shares of oil giants BP and Total also contributed to the upward move. London FTSE 100 rose 0.33%. The German DAX 30 added 0.3%. The French CAC 40 closed up 0.41%.