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European Stocks Rise as Earnings Optimism Supports Major Markets
London stocks gained 0.89%, while Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 each rose 0.29% early Tuesday. Germany’s annual inflation rate reached 3.3%.

European stocks rose early Tuesday as earnings optimism supported gains in London, Germany and France. Inflation rose in Germany and the Czech Republic, while Slovakia’s construction output declined.
London stocks rose 0.89%, while Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 each gained 0.29%.
Germany’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.3% as energy costs increased. In the Czech Republic, annual inflation reached 2.5% in September.
Slovakia’s construction output declined, providing a weaker economic signal as the major European markets advanced.