European Stock Markets Today: STOXX 600 Holds Near 581 as ECB and Bank of England Decisions Loom (Dec. 18, 2025)
European stocks edged higher Thursday, with the STOXX 600 up 0.2% as of 09:32 GMT, while Germany’s DAX and London’s FTSE 100 each gained 0.1%. Investors held back ahead of the European Central Bank’s policy decision, a likely Bank of England rate cut, and U.S. inflation data due later in the day.