On the day:
- Stoxx 600 +0.2%
- German DAX +0.1%
- Francis CAC +0.1%
- UK's FTSE 100 +0.1%
- Spain's Ibex +0.7%
- Italy's FTSE MIB +0.4%
The US CPI report took some of the steam out of the market but European stocks managed to hold onto gains, despite some significant increases in global bond yields.