European markets open higher as rebound continues; U.S., UK inflation in focus this week

European markets open higher as rebound continues; U.S., UK inflation in focus this week


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LONDON — European stocks kicked off the new trading week higher, with U.S. and U.K. inflation data set to dominate focus this week.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index nudged 0.3% higher at Monday’s open as investors hunt for signs that last week’s market rout is finished. Financial services and insurance led gains, both up by around 0.6%.

European stocks followed their counterparts in Asia-Pacific higher, continuing to shake off recent volatility. Global stock markets see-sawed last week with steep sell-offs followed by a sharp rebound.

The Stoxx 600 index ended up with a weekly gain of 0.27%, rebounding from a 2.9% decline the week before.

U.S. stock futures were little-changed Monday as investors await key inflation data, with the core producer price index Tuesday followed by July’s consumer price index Wednesday.

Major Wall Street averages rose Friday, with the indexes making a sharp recovery from a downturn.

Investors this week are hoping to get a better sense of the state of the U.S. economy after recent fears of a job market slowdown spooked traders and rocked the market.

U.K. inflation data is due on Wednesday, the first print since the Bank of England cut interest rates by 25 basis points.

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