Europe stocks rise ahead of ECB meeting By: MarketWatch May 03, 2012 at 04:06 AM EDT Most European stock markets rise on Thursday, with banks in the lead, as investors await an interest rate decision from the European Central Bank later in the day. Read More >> Related Stocks: Barclays Plc ADR HSBC Holdings Plc ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Roche Holding AG Basel American Depositary Shares Sanofi-Aventis S.A. ADR Smith & Nephew Snats ADR