By Avinash P and Pranav Kashyap
March 5 (Reuters) – European shares pushed higher on Thursday, as the previous session’s rebound gathered steam, even as the Middle East war continued to cast a shadow and investors sifted through a slate of earnings.
The pan-European STOXX 600 traded 0.3% higher by 0949 GMT. It erased some early losses and built on Wednesday’s gain, which was the strongest in more than three months, as it tried to claw back sharp losses racked up earlier in the week.
Banks, the epicentre of the recent selloff,…