European stocks were slightly higher Thursday morning, after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but signaled a higher threshold to further policy easings.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up around 0.15% at 390.06 during early morning deals, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory.

Looking at individual stocks, Britain's IG Group surged to the top of the European benchmark after the company said it expects to return revenue growth in 2020. Shares of the online trading platform rose over 6% on the news.

Source : CNBC