European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, with investors closely monitoring developments in the United States. The focus was on the central bank Fed’s interest rate meeting and the publication of May’s inflation figures, which would provide insight into future interest rate decisions by the Fed. Despite this, currency markets remained stable, with the euro trading at 1.0741 dollars, 168.93 yen, 0.84322 pounds, or 11.259 Swedish kronor at 10:00.
In France, the CAC 40 index opened up by 0.31 percent, while Germany’s DAX index rose by 0.39 percent. In London, the FTSE 100 index opened up by 0.43 percent as well. Germany’s inflation figures for May met expectations, with annual inflation at 2.4 percent. Futures indicated a moderate opening for Wall Street, with slight gains for the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq 100 indexes.
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