London’s markets were up on Wednesday, with a volume of 3.1 billion shares traded. The FTSE 100 rose 1 percent to close at 4,949.4. This was it’s highest close in a month.

The FTSE 250 was up 0.4 percent to 6,857.0. A recovery in the mining sector was one of the biggest factors in the day’s good performance.

In Europe, the Eurofirst 300 was up 1.2 percent to close at 1,087.27, a one-month high. The technology sector performed strongly, and so did the chemicals sector. Steel was also strong.

The markets in Tokyo were mixed on Wednesday. The Nikkei 225 closed 0.1 percent higher at 10,835.41, the first time in over a week the Nikkei showed a gain for the day. For seven days before, the Nikkei had fallen a total of 3.3 percent. The Topix index, however, fell 0.2 percent to close at 1,109.19.

Meanwhile at mid-day in New York, mild inflation figures and new earnings reports saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise 1.3 percent to 10,467.03 for its third positive day in a row. The S&P was up 0.1 percent to 1,186.91, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.4 percent to 2,032.27 on mild inflation figures and new earnings reports.