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FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (Reuters) - European shares jumped into positive territory in early afternoon on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets by slashing its benchmark interest rates by a hefty 75 basis point to 3.5 percent.

By 1327 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 1.4 percent at 1,298.12 points, after hitting an intraday low at 1,223.36 points, which was its lowest since Nov. 2005.

"If you know the Fed you could have expected that it would try everything to calm down the situation," said Christian Schmidt, strategist at German regional bank Helaba.

Rumours about a rate cut had lifted European indexes earlier, but the Fed had declined to comment on the rumours.

"The structural problems have not gone away though," Schmidt added. "It is too early to give the all clear." (Additional reporting Kerstin Leitel) (Reporting by Eva Kuehnen)