European banks reassure on earnings, dollar holds near highs

By Vikram Subhedar LONDON (Reuters) - Reassuring results from some of Europe's biggest banks gave the region's beaten-down financials a boost on Thursday and helped offset weakness in industrial and tech stocks, while higher bond yields continued to underpin the dollar. As corporate earnings continued to dominate headlines, growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by the end of the year have kept gains in risky assets in check. Markets are now pricing in a 74