Europe opens mostly higher amid inflation data
Major European stock markets opened mainly in the green on Wednesday after the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics reported that consumer prices increased 2.3% and producer prices dropped 0.8% in October, year-on-year. Germany's statistical office, Destatis, also revealed that producer prices in the country declined by 1.1% on an annual basis.
The DAX rose by 0.65% at the opening bell, with Airbus growing by 1.31%, while the CAC 40 climbed by 0.60%, as Edenred jumped by 2.48%. At the same time, the Euro Stoxx 50 advanced by 0.66%, with Nokia Corporation gaining 3.26%. On the other hand, the FTSE 100 was flat at the open.
The euro lost 0.15% against the dollar, selling for $1.05782 at 8:58 am CET, while the pound sterling was up by 0.15% compared to the dollar and sold for $1.26964 at 8:59 am CET.