London (UKX) +0.11%
Germany (DAX:IND) -0.13% Germany’s inflation rate drops to 3.8% in October, lowest since August 2021
France (CAC:IND) +0.03% French Trade Balance (Sep) $EUR Actual: -8.9B Expected: -8.1B Previous: -8.3B
Retail sales in Slovakia shrank 5.4% Y/Y in September 2023, slipping further from a 2.1% decrease in the previous month.
The Czech unemployment rate went down to 3.5% in October 2023 from 3.6% in September, missing the market forecasts of 3.6%.
Retail sales in Hungary declined 7.3% Y/Y in September 2023, following a 7.1% drop in the previous month.
Retail sales in Romania grew 0.7% Y/Y in September 2023, maintaining the same pace as the revised figure from the previous month.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) drops 0.08%, as insurance stocks lead losses while retail stocks added.
In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was up 2 basis points at 4.56%.
Germany’s 10-year yield was down 4 basis points to 2.63%.
U.K.’s 10-year yield was down 4 basis points to 4.23%.
Coming up in the session: Investors also look ahead to a slew of earnings reports from major European firms.
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