(Reuters) - European shares gained slightly on Wednesday, helped by bank stocks following strong results from Santander, but mounting concerns about the fast-spreading coronavirus kept a lid on gains.
By 0809 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 (STOXX) rose 0.1%, continuing a recovery from a selloff earlier this week.
Spain's IBEX (IBEX) outperformed regional bourses, lifted by a 2% rise in Santander (MC:SAN). The lender posted a higher quarterly net profit, boosted by a solid underlying performance in its main market Brazil and capital gains.
The banks index (SX7P) climbed 0.5%, the most among the main European subsectors.
Shares of Apple Inc (O:AAPL) suppliers including Infineon Technologies AG (DE:IFXGn), AMS AG (S:AMS) and STMicroelectronics NV (MI:STM) gained after the iPhone maker beat sales and profit estimates for the holiday shopping quarter.