CNBC | Europe ends up 3% on ECB hopes, oil above $31 CNBC European stocks rallied on Friday to close sharply higher, buoyed by a recovery in oil prices and dovish remarks from the European Central Bank (ECB), which signaled further monetary easing as early as March. Wall St. Rises as Oil Prices Surge Stocks surge as oil rallies and ECB hints at more aid FTSE 100 on track for first weekly gain of 2016 as oil prices rebound - live |