Eurozone Sep industrial production rose +0.6% m/m, less than expectations of +0.7% m/m, although Aug was revised upward to -1.4% m/m from the originally reported -1.8% m/m.

Benchmarks eked out small gains on Wednesday following Fed’s decision to continue with low rates for a “considerable time”. Meanwhile, strong home builder confidence along with better-than-expected quarterly results of Lennar helped housing stocks outperform the broader markets.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.09%) this morning are up +0.03% and European stocks are up +0.02% amid growing confidence in the global economic recovery.