LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - European equities rebounded in early trade on Thursday, with strong company results underpinning the market and firmer metals prices on supply concerns and a weaker dollar boosting mining shares.
At 0705 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.5 percent at 1,086.83 points after falling 0.8 percent to a two-week closing low in the previous session on doubts over the extent of a likely stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve at its meeting next week.
"Corporate results have been encouraging and market sentiment still remains relatively robust," said Henk Potts, equity strategist at Barclays Wealth. "Volatility continues to be the name of the game."
Royal Dutch Shell rose 1.3 percent after beating analyst forecasts by reporting an 18 percent jump in third-quarter profits, thanks to higher oil and gas prices.
Miners featured among the top gainers as copper and aluminium prices rose on the back of a weaker dollar. BHP Billiton, Antofagasta, Rio Tinto and Xstrata rose 1.3 to 1.9 percent. (Reporting by Atul Prakash)