英国股市上涨61点。领涨的是Rentokil Initial（6.98%）、Informa（6.12%）和英美资源集团（5.60%）。英国电信集团股份有限公司（跌6.55%）、施乐辉股份有限公司（跌6.33%）和苏格兰和南方能源公司（跌3.81%）。

United Kingdom Stock Market rose 61 points. Leading the gains are Rentokil Initial (6.98%), Informa (6.12%) and Anglo American (5.60%). Top losers were BT Group PLC (-6.55%), Smith & Nephew PLC (-6.33%) and SSE (-3.81%).

周四，FTSE MIB超越欧洲同行，上涨255点或1%，达到25516点，为一个半月以来的最高点，这得益于乐观的财报季以及主要央行对超宽松货币政策将继续实施的保证。意法半导体（STMicroelectronics）股价上涨5.6%，是指数中表现最好的一次，第三季度的利润和销售额超过了分析师对汽车行业芯片订单激增的预期。这家法国-意大利半导体制造商宣布，将把今年的投资计划从2020年的13亿美元增加到21亿美元。意大利公用事业公司Snam还公布了2021年上半年的业绩，披露了€净利润和预测为6.35亿美元€年底为11.7亿美元。

The FTSE MIB outpaced its European peers to finish 255 points or 1% higher at a 1-1/2-month high of 25,516 on Thursday, on optimism from the upbeat earnings season underway and the reassurance from major central banks that ultra-accommodative monetary policies will remain in place. STMicroelectronics jumped 5.6%, the best performance in the index, as Q3 profits and sales beat analysts’ expectations on a surge in chip orders from the auto industry. The Franco-Italian semiconductor manufacturer announced it will increase its investment plans for the year to USD 2.1 billion, from USD 1.3 billion in 2020. Italian utility Snam also published first half 2021 results, revealing €635 million in net profits and forecasting €1.17 billion for year end.

CAC 40周四收盘上涨24点，涨幅0.4%，收于6634点，略低于6月17日创下的6666点的20年半高点，表现逊于欧洲同行，主要央行保证维持超宽松的货币政策。空中客车公司上涨0.6%，因为业绩显示€2021年上半年实现净利润22亿美元，这得益于该公司抵御订单取消的能力，这使得该飞机制造商将其营业利润预期翻了一番，至€本年度为40亿美元。TotalEnergies股价上涨2.2%，上半年业绩强劲反弹，该能源集团净利润56亿美元，上年净亏损83亿美元。此外，该集团宣布计划将每桶60美元以上油价产生的现金流的40%用于股票回购，并支付第二笔中期股息€2021年每股0.66美元。

The CAC 40 lost some momentum to close 24 points or 0.4% higher at 6,634 on Thursday, just shy off an over 20-½-year high of 6,666 hit on June 17th and underperformed its European peers, driven by strong earnings results as well as the reassurance of major central banks to maintain ultra-accommodative monetary policies. Airbus rose 0.6% as results revealed a €2.2 billion net profit during 1H 2021, thanks to the company’s ability to fend off order cancellations, which led the airplane maker to double its operating profits forecasts up to €4 billion for the current year. TotalEnergies jumped 2.2% after also showing a solid rebound in first half results, as the energy group posted $5.6 billion in net profits compared to a net loss of $8.3 billion in the previous year. Additionally, the group announced plans to allocate 40% of cash flows generated from oil prices above $60 per barrel to share buybacks as well as paying a second interim dividend of €0.66 per share for 2021.

欧洲所有主要股市周四均上涨，随着企业财报季进入高潮，连续第二个交易日上涨，接近历史高点。大众汽车在上半年公布了创纪录的收益。荷兰皇家壳牌公司（Royal Dutch Shell）第二季度利润为两年多来最高，欧洲空中客车公司（Airbus）公布的半年业绩好于预期。与此同时，瑞士信贷公布的第二季度收益低于预期。投资者也为美联储重申其鸽派政策立场而欢呼。美国央行将基准利率保持在接近零的历史低位，量化宽松计划的步伐保持不变。

All main European bourses gained ground on Thursday, extending gains for the second straight session near the record highs as the corporate earnings season kicked into high gear. Volkswagen posted record earnings in the first half of the year. Royal Dutch Shell’ second-quarter profit was the highest in over two years, and Europe’s Airbus reported better-than-expected half-year results. Meanwhile, Credit Suisse reported second-quarter earnings that missed expectations. Investors also cheered the US Federal Reserve’s reiteration of its dovish policy stance. The US central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at a record-low level of near-zero and the pace of the quantitative easing program unchanged.