Tech earnings lift Europe shares, dollar up on Fed hike bets

By Nigel Stephenson LONDON (Reuters) - Forecast-beating earnings in the tech sector lifted European shares on Wednesday and the dollar strengthened on growing expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates before the end of the year. Oil prices edged up before U.S. data that may signal whether a supply glut in the top consuming country was easing, while the stronger dollar weighed on commodity prices. The tech sector has been in focus this week since Japan's Softbank agreed to bu