Europe edges higher before US CPI test
STOXX 600 up 0.5%
Eyes on CPI
Wall St futures lower
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EUROPE EDGES HIGHER BEFORE US CPI TEST
Major European equity markets are up on Thursday, with most of the sectors in the green, as investors look ahead to U.S. inflation data.
The STOXX 600 .STOXX is up 0.4%, while the DAX .GDAXI, CAC .FCHI and FTSE .FTSE are all gaining 0.2%-0.6%.
Gains are broad, with the construction and materials sector .SXOP leading the way, while oil and gas .SXEP is the only major sector in the red, even as oil prices LCOc1 inch up.
In corporate news, shares in British water utilities are higher after the regulator told companies to upgrade infrastructure, but rated some company business plans as "outstanding".
Shares in Pennon PNN.L, United Utilities UU.L and Severn Trent SVT.L are up between 2.8%-6.8%.
Looking ahead, eyes are now falling on a pivotal U.S. inflation report that could help decide whether the Fed cuts interest rates in the coming months.
The headline consumer price index is seen to have eased to 3.1% on an annual basis in June from 3.3% the month before.
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