Investing.com - European shares staged a modest recovery on Thursday after a torrid two days that has wiped trillions of dollars off global markets.
Market sentiment has been hard hit by heightened concerns over global growth, uncertainty over China and ongoing weakness in oil prices.
London's FTSE, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 all opened higher ahead of the European Central Bank's upcoming policy statement.
Oil prices were off early highs and were trading close to the previous session's 12-year lows as global oversupply fears persisted.
U.S. stock futures pointed to more losses at the open after steep falls in Asian markets overnight.