Financial stocks lift European bourses; flash GDP data in focus
Among stocks, Uniper fell 8.8% after the German utility reported a first-half net loss of 12.3 billion euros ($12.5 billion), mainly due to lower Russian gas supplies. Switzerland's biggest life insurer Swiss Life rose 1.8% after raising its half-yearly net profit by 4%.
European shares rose for a sixth straight session on Wednesday, lifted by financial stocks, with investors focusing on economic growth and inflation data due this week.
The pan-European STOXX 600 inched up 0.2%, hovering near 10-week highs. All regional markets posted gains. UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%. Official figures showed British consumer price inflation rose to 10.1% in July, its highest since February 1982, up from an annual rate of 9.4% in June.
The focus was on euro zone flash GDP estimates for the second quarter due at 0900 GMT, and HICP inflation numbers due on Thursday. Among stocks, Uniper fell 8.8% after the German utility reported a first-half net loss of 12.3 billion euros ($12.5 billion), mainly due to lower Russian gas supplies.
Switzerland's biggest life insurer Swiss Life rose 1.8% after raising its half-yearly net profit by 4%.
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