European shares rise after Swiss rate cut, BoE decision
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ASMI jumps on brokerage upgrade
SNB cuts rates by 25 bps
Norwegian and British c.bank hold rates
STOXX 600 up 0.9%
Updated at 1600 GMT
By Shashwat Chauhan, Jesus Calero and Shristi Achar A
June 20 (Reuters) -European shares advanced on Thursday with broad-based gains as markets tracked a global upbeat sentiment, while shares of British, Swiss and Norwegian stocks were in focus after their respective central bank decisions.
The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX ended up 0.9% to hit a week's high, led by a 1.8% rise in technology .SX8P stocks, while real estate stocks .SX8P were another boost, rising 1.7%.
Lifting the tech index was ASM International (ASMI)ASMI.AS, which jumped 5.3% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the semiconductor equipment manufacturer to "overweight" from "equal-weight".
Global sentiment also received a lift as U.S. equities extended their gains on the back of chip designer Nvidia NVDA.O, and as investors parsed interest rate decisions from three central banks in Europe.
Switzerland's benchmark index .SSMI gained nearly 0.6% after the Swiss National Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.25%, maintaining its position as a front-runner in the global policy easing cycle.
"The surprise cut to rates, the second cut since March, was justified by a fall in inflation. However, this move was designed to impact the FX market," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.
"The risk is that a strong currency causes deflation and weighs on exports."
Norway's central bank, on the other hand, opted to hold its key policy interest rate at a 16-year high of 4.50% and said a cut was expected in 2025. Norwegian stocks .OSEAX added 0.4%.
The UK's FTSE 100 .FTSE advanced 0.8% after the Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged, but the prospect of a future rate cut moved closer as some policymakers said their thinking was now "finely balanced".
On the data front, German producer prices fell slightly more than expected in May, while flash estimates showed consumer confidence in the euro zone rose by 0.3% in June.
Evotec EVTG.DE jumped 13.9% to the top of STOXX 600 after a media report that the German biotech firm is speaking to advisers after it was seen as a potential takeover target.
Millennium BPC BCP.LS rose 8.3% after Jefferies upgraded the Portuguese bank's rating to "buy".
Danone DANO.PA fell 2.5% after the French food group effectively gave no guidance upgrade in its medium-term targets as it plans expansion into health and medical nutrition.
The stock bottomed France's CAC 40 .FCHI index, which jumped 1.3%.
Tate & Lyle TATE.L dropped 9% after the British food ingredients maker said it will buy U.S.-based CP Kelco for $1.8 billion from J.M. Huber Corp. Its shares were trading ex-dividend.
Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru and Jesus Calero in Gdansk; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Shailesh Kuber
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