Most stock indices closed higher ahead of FOMC minutes. Minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting will be released later in the day.
Eurozone's adjusted current account surplus climbed to €30.0 billion in September from €22.8 billion in August. August's figure was revised up from a surplus of €18.9 billion. Analysts had expected a surplus of €21.3 billion.
The Bank of England (BoE) released its last meeting minutes. The BoE kept its monetary policy unchanged. Two members, Ian McCafferty and Martin Weale, voted for the fourth consecutive month to raise interest rates to 0.75% from 0.5%.
Indexes on the close:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 100 6,696.6 -12.53 -0.19%
DAX 9,472.8 +16.27 +0.17%
CAC 40 4,266.19 +3.81 +0.09%