European shares buoyed by upbeat earnings, Henkel hits record

European shares rose on Thursday, rebounding from a drop in the previous session, helped by well-received corporate updates from the likes of Belgium's KBC and Germany's Henkel. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent after snapping a five-session winning streak in the previous session. The British FTSE 100 was the major underperformer, down 0.4 percent as stocks such as Shell and Rio Tinto traded ex-dividend, trimming 37 points off the index.