Major stock exchanges in Europe were mostly higher in Wednesday's premarket trade as investors awaited data on and United Kingdom house prices, as well as comments that European Central Bank officials are expected to make later in the day. Markets assessed the latest German industrial production report.
The DAX increased by 0.06%, London's FTSE 100 lost 0.10%, the CAC 40 was flat and the EURO STOXX 50 advanced 0.08% at 8:01 am CET.
The euro was down 0.07% compared to the dollar at 7:59 am CET, trading at 1.06849. The British pound was 0.06% lower than the American currency, going for 1.24170 at the same time.
