London +0.52%.
Germany +1.09%.
France +1.03%.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.88%, with almost all sectors in the green. Retail stocks led the pack, as H&M shares climbed after the company reported a surprise first-quarter profit.
Bavaria March CPI +7.2% vs +8.8% y/y prior.
Switzerland March KOF leading indicator index 98.2 vs 100.5 expected.
Spain March preliminary CPI +3.3% vs +3.8% y/y expected.
North Rhine Westphalia March CPI +6.9% vs +8.5% y/y prior.
Coming up in the session: Eurozone March final consumer confidence at 0900 GMT; Eurozone March economic, industrial, services confidence at 0900 GMT; Germany March preliminary CPI figures at 1200 GMT.
In the bond market, the yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed to 3.57%.
Germany’s 10-year yield was up little changed to 2.30%.
Britain’s 10-year yield was up more than one basis point to 3.48%.
ETFs: (EWG), (GF), (EWI), (EWQ), (EWGS), (FGM), (DBGR), (DXGE), (HEWG), (DAX), (FLFR), (FLGR), (FLIY), (FXB), (EWU), (FKU), (EWUS), (HEWU), (FLGB).
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