Mubasher: European indices saw varying performance a little after Thursday’s opening ahead of the release of economic data.

The benchmark index Stoxx 600 declined slightly by 0.04% to 398.45 by 08:45 am GMT.

Similarly, Germany’s DAX fell 0.10% to 13,268.31, whereas France’s CAC 40 inched up 0.02% to 5,505.88 points.

Meanwhile, London’s main index FTSE 100 increased 0.14% to 7,759.45 points.

These moves come ahead of the Eurozone’s industrial production data and European Central Bank’s (ECB) meeting minutes due later in the day.

By 08:58 am GMT, the euro edged down 0.08% against the US dollar to $1.1938.