European stocks open higher supported by mining and ‎healthcare sectors

European stocks opened higher on Wednesday, as mining stocks led gains thanks to higher metal prices, while Swiss pharmaceutical Roche supported health care stocks.

According to Reuters, the European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4%, while the shares of mining companies increased 0.9%, with the rise in the prices of most industrial minerals.

Roche shares jumped 3.1 percent after the Swiss pharmaceutical company inadvertently released trial data for its new treatment for lung cancer.

The broader index of the health care sector rose 0.8%. Societe Generale shares rose 2 percent.