European stocks rise after Airbus jumps over 6%

European stocks rose on Thursday, after taking a pause yesterday, rising near all-time highs thanks to improved market sentiment and signs of the eurozone economy's recovery from the pandemic, led by the travel sector after Airbus' shares jumped more than 6%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.2% as of 11:12 GMT, after closing lower by 0.1% yesterday on profit-taking for its all-time high of 447.2 points.

The traveling sector saw the largest gains in Europe today, with a jump of more than 1.5%, thanks to easing Covid lockdown restrictions.

Airbus' shares jumped more than 6%, after the company announced ambitious production plans, with a target of 64 A320 planes per month by the second quarter of 2023.

S&P 500 futures fell 0.2%, after closing higher by 0.2% yesterday at Wall Street amid anticipation of cues on the future of the US monetary policy.

Back to Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 index rose 0.1%, France's CAC 40 rose 0.6%, and the UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, while Germany's DAX index fell 0.3%.