Stock markets in Europe traded mostly higher premarket on Tuesday as they return from a holiday weekend to a busy day for data and earnings. The preliminary inflation report for April will be published later in the day, as will a number of releases on the state of private sectors across the continent. HSBC posted its Q1 earnings, with revenue surging 64% to $20.2 billion, while companies such as BP, Pfeizer and Uber are to follow.
The FTSE 100 rose 0.22%, while the DAX added 0.19% at 8:01 am CET. The CAC 40 gained 0.26%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 lost 0.21% a minute later.
The euro traded 0.09% higher against the dollar, going for 1.09845. The pound sterling was flat compared to the greenback, selling for 1.24963.