Europe higher premarket ahead of data19 Nov 2021 06:38
Equities on European markets traded higher in the premarket session on Friday, as investors waited for the latest data to come in from the United Kingdom and Germany. Beforehand, data showed that consumer confidence in the UK improved for the first time in four months.
Meanwhile, Germany hit a new pandemic record, while France commented on the difficulty of imposing lockdowns. In politics, a compromise may have been reached on one of the most problematic points of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The DAX increased 0.39%, while the FTSE 100 was up by 0.39%. At the same time, the CAC 40 gained 0.35%.
The euro traded 0.17% lower against the dollar to go for $1.13538 at 7:32 am CET, while the pound stood flat against the American currency to change hands for $1.34942 concurrently.
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