The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.12 percent higher with most sectors moving in positive territory.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.7 percent. Japan's Nikkei .N225 rose 0.4 percent.
· Japan’s Nikkei share index touched a two-week high on Wednesday as technology stocks edged up after their U.S. peers rallied.
The Nikkei .N225 ended up 0.38 percent at 22,625.73 after brushing 22,662.82, its highest since May 23.
Technology companies Kyocera Corp (6971.T), Alps Electric Co (6770.T) and Nikon Corp (7731.T) gained 0.6 percent, 1.0 percent and 1.59 percent, respectively, after the Nasdaq .IXIC closed at a record high for the second day in a row.
· Shanghai stocks ended flat on Wednesday, as gains in transport and material firms were offset by losses in banking and real estate shares.
The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 0.2 percent lower at 3,837.35 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index closed flat at 3,115.18 points.
Referenece: Reuters, CNBC