European stocks in mixed territory<\/p>\n
We’re around 25 minutes into Wednesday’s trading session, and so far there’s no consensus movement among regional stocks. <\/p>\n
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last seen marginally lower, with sectors in mixed territory. <\/p>\n
Major bourses are also pointing in different directions, with Germany’s DAX<\/a> index slightly below the flatline while the FTSE 100<\/a> and the French CAC 40<\/a> last seen up by around 0.1%. <\/p>\n \u2014 Chloe Taylor<\/p>\n Airbus shares rise<\/p>\n A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 departs from Harry Reid International Airport en route to Boston on March 15, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n Kevin Carter | Getty Images<\/p>\n Ahead of a business update on Wednesday, Airbus<\/a> raised the upper end of its dividend payout ratio and confirmed its full-year guidance.<\/p>\n The company said that it would extend “the upper range of the dividend payout ratio to 30-50% from the current payout ratio of 30-40%.”<\/p>\n Shares were last seen trading 1.4% higher.<\/p>\n \u2014 Chloe Taylor<\/p>\n Gilts see muted reaction to UK inflation print<\/p>\n U.K. government bonds, known as gilts, strengthened slightly after inflation came in in line with analysts’ expectations<\/a>.<\/p>\n The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt<\/a> was around 2 basis points lower by 7:07 a.m. in London. Yields on 2-<\/a> and 20-year<\/a> gilts were down by around 1 basis point, while 5-<\/a> and 30-year<\/a> gilt yields remained unchanged.<\/p>\n Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.<\/p>\n \u2014 Chloe Taylor<\/p>\n UK inflation cools to 3.4% in May, as expected<\/p>\n U.K. inflation cooled slightly to 3.4% in the year to May, data<\/a> from Britain’s Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The reading was in line with analyst expectations.<\/p>\n A month earlier, inflation unexpectedly surged to 3.5%<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Chloe Taylor<\/p>\n Tue, Jun 17 202512:00 AM EDT<\/p>\n Good morning, here are the opening calls<\/p>\n A view of the London skyline during sunrise looking east, including Canary Wharf, from Horizon 22, London’s highest free viewing platform. Picture date: Friday September 15, 2023. <\/p>\n Yui Mok – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images<\/p>\n Good morning and welcome to CNBC’s live blog covering European financial market action and the latest regional and global business news, data and earnings.<\/p>\n Futures data from IG suggests sharp falls across European markets at the open, with London’s\u00a0FTSE<\/a>\u00a0looking set to open 52 points lower at 8,827, Germany’s\u00a0DAX<\/a>\u00a0down 245 points at 23,447, France’s\u00a0CAC 40<\/a>\u00a0down 75 points at 7,665 and Italy’s\u00a0FTSE MIB<\/a> 329 points lower at 39,568.<\/p>\n Global investors continue to assess ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran tensions after continued missile attacks and airstrikes<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n Oil prices<\/a> have risen on supply worries, and the price of gold<\/a> has also increased amid a flight to safe haven assets after the conflict erupted last week.<\/p>\n Those prices rose further overnight, and U.S. stock futures<\/a> turned lower, after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further escalation in attacks could be coming as he urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Holly Ellyatt<\/p>\n What to look out for on Wednesday<\/p>\n