On Wednesday European stocks were little changed, halting a two-day decline, after the Bank of Japan joined the Federal Reserve in expanding its asset-purchase program. U.S. index futures fluctuated, while Asian shares rose.

Porsche SE jumped 7.4 percent, the biggest rally in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, after a German court dismissed two lawsuits that claimed the carmaker lied about its Volkswagen AG takeover plan in 2008. Inditex SA added 2.7 percent after the world’s largest clothing retailer reported better-than-estimated profit. Ageas and Axa SA led a gauge of insurers lower.

The Stoxx 600 rose 0.1 percent to 274.17 at 12:40 p.m. in London, after earlier climbing as much as 0.5 percent. The equity benchmark fell 0.8 percent over the previous two days.

Japanese stocks rose, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to the highest close since May 2, after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly expanded its easing program to keep the rising yen from undermining a recovery, following stimulus measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve last week. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent while the Topix gained 0.9 percent.

Gold was seen gaining in London after reaching a six-month high on speculation central banks’ moves to bolster growth will spur demand for the metal as a protection of wealth.

Russia, the world’s third-biggest wheat exporter last year, is keeping its grain export. Russia harvested 94.2 million tons of grains, and shipped a record 27.2 million tons.

The Shanghai Composite rallied for the first time in three days. China will push for 15 major capital market reforms, including development of the futures market, during the current five-year plan, Shanghai Securities News reported.

U.S. stocks were poised to rise at Wednesday’s open after the Bank of Japan announced a monetary boost to address weak economic growth.