The London stock market ended mixed, with the FTSE 100 edging lower. The Bank of England held its policy rate steady, while the number of Monetary Policy Committee members voting for a rate hike rose by one from the previous meeting to three. European equity markets rebounded, with the STOXX Europe 600 Banks index climbing 2.63 percent, as banking and industrial stocks were bought on solid earnings. In eurozone bonds, regional government bond yields rose, with the German 30-year yield up 3 basis points to 3.14 percent. In currency markets, the euro traded at 1.1520 dollars and the dollar at 159.47 yen.