Europe: Stocks waver at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets wavered at the open on Wednesday, with London dented by news of surging inflation.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 0.2 per cent to 7,310.09 points as data showed UK annual inflation spiked to a near decade-high in October on higher energy bills.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX index rose 0.1 per cent to 16,266.44 points and the Paris CAC 40 was marginally higher at 7,153.88.

AFP