European shares boosted by earnings, progress on coronavirus treatment

(Reuters) - A clutch of upbeat earnings and reports of progress in treatment for the fast-spreading coronavirus helped to push European shares towards record highs on Wednesday.Drugmaker Novo Nordisk rose 4.6% and industrial company Valmet and chipmaker Infineon both surged more than 10% after results, taking the pan-European stock benchmark STOXX 600 index up 1.2% in its third day of gains.The index is now just 0.3% shy of record highs hit last month. The rally this week comes after a virus..