European stock markets are expected to edge higher at the open Thursday, as investors digested the latest German inflation data as well as the continuation of the quarterly corporate earnings season.
At 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.7% higher, CAC 40 futures in France climbed 0.5%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. rose 0.3%.
The German consumer price index for January, which had been delayed due to technical reasons, rose 1% on the month, more than expected, but the annual figure only rose to 8.7%, below the 8.9% expected, data showed Thursday.
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