Most stock market indexes in Europe were set to open flat on Wednesday after their counterparts from the United States suffered sharp losses a day earlier. Investors also analyzed new consumer confidence numbers from Germany.
The DAX, the CAC 40 and the EURO STOXX 50 were all flat at 8:03 am CET. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.33%.
The euro was 0.11% down compared to the dollar at 7:59 am CET, trading at 1.05602 and the British pound was 0.10% lower than the American currency, going for 1.21455 at the same time.
