European shares attempt to recover after ECB decision

European equities rose slightly after a day of decline following a statement by the European Central Bank. The tone tends to facilitate cash transactions but less than expected, supported by the rise of Vodafone to operate mobile networks and media company Vivendi.

The president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has almost promised to strengthen monetary policy and has even hinted that the central bank's inflation target would be reinterpreted, but this disappointed some investors who had hoped for a boost. immediate easing by reducing interest rates.

At 07:11 GMT, the European benchmark stock index rose 0.1%.

Vivendi shares rose 4% after the good results of the first half of its Universal Music group, strengthening the chances of the French media giant to sell its most valuable badet.

Vodafone jumped 7.3% on the project to transfer its mobile telephony business in 10 European markets to a new company that it is likely to list.