European shares climb higher as earnings brighten sentiment

By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) - European shares climbed higher on Wednesday, with strong updates from companies such as computer peripherals maker Logitech and Spain's Banco Santander boosting the broader equity market. Banco Santander led the sector higher after reporting a 4 percent rise in its 2016 net profit as improved results in Brazil helped offset a weak performance in Britain. Banco Santander helped Spain's IBEX share index to rise 1.8 percent to its highest level in more than one ye