European markets ended up higher, recovering from the losses recorded in the previous session. The media industry was among the best performers after the British government clarified the conditions for the acquisition of Sky's pay-TV platform by Twenty-First Century Fox. The oil sector ended virtually unchanged on a day when the price of oil fell again in international markets. Pharmaceuticals led the gains, with one of the German companies Gerresheimer posting an increase of more than 8% after announcing an extension of its business model and raising its growth forecasts.