Lucy Harley-McKeown
FTSE and European stocks mixed and US up as traders look to inflation data
The FTSE 100 and European stocks had a relatively calm day of trade on Tuesday, making muted moves as traders prepare for the Easter break, while US stocks were higher, regaining some of Monday's losses as indexes head back towards record-setting highs.
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) was down 0.1% by the closing bell. The DAX (^GDAXI) was up 0.6% and the CAC (^FCHI) rose 0.3%.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (^STOXX) rallied 0.1%.
Across the pond, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was 0.3% higher, the Dow (^DJI) rose 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) traded up 0.4%.
The economic calendar is relatively quiet in the UK.
The US house price index showed that prices were down 0.1% in January, an unexpected pullback.
Gambling stocks are in focus with results from Flutter (FLTR.L), 888 (888.L) and Paddy Power (PPB.F).
Ocado (OCDO.L) was among the winners in the FTSE 100 on Tuesday morning, as it posted results that showed 10.6% revenue growth in the first quarter. Ocado rose more than 4% in early trade.
The moves also come ahead of US inflation data on Friday and a speech by Jerome Powell which should give new indications of the Federal Reserve's potential rate path.
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