European shares reach two-week high, led by tech stocks

By Atul Prakash and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - European equities climbed to a two-week high on Thursday, helped by gains in tech shares, although the overall earnings picture remained weak and a decline by mining stocks put some pressure on the market. It had ended 2.7 percent stronger on Wednesday following a surge in oil prices, but came back from highs as Wall Street turned lower, having posted its first three-day rally of 2016. It has been buoyed by a recovery in the price of oil and