By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global stocks rallied on Wednesday to close higher as strong earnings from U.S. technology companies and OPEC+ plans for moderate oil output helped to counter jitters over weak economic reports. Investors also shrugged off the pace of central banks’ interest rate hikes. The STOXX index of 600 European companies rose 0.45%, up for a third straight session, to recoup nearly half its losses during January’s global rout in shares. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.80%. Crude oil eyed seven-year highs and the dollar eased. On Wall Street, the…