[Europe Open] Slightly Higher Start... UK 0.29% Up

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Taewon] On the 26th, major European stock markets opened with a firm tone due to expectations of additional interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank (ECB).

As of 5:30 PM (Korea time) that day, the UK's FTSE index was trading at 7,767.03, up 0.29% from the previous trading day, and France's CAC index was up 0.64% at 7,088.61. Germany's Frankfurt stock market DAX index was trading at 15,126.49, up 0.30% from the previous trading day.