European Stocks Gain as Fed Backs Up Quantitative Easing Bets

capital. Bank of Ireland Plc lost 8 percent, while Lloyds Banking Group Plc fell 4.4 percent and Barclays Plc retreated 4.1 percent. Barclays, the U.K.s third-biggest lender, will be substantially undercapitalized if the U.K. follows Switzerland in...