Around 09:15 in Lisbon, the EuroStoxx 600 fell 0.17% to 544.00 points.
The stock exchanges in London and Frankfurt advanced by 0.12% and 0.03%, respectively, while those in Madrid and Milan gained 0.40% and 0.11%.
Paris was the exception, declining by 0.14%.
In Lisbon, the stock market followed the opening trend, and at 09:15, the main PSI index advanced 0.70% to 7,761.09 points, against the current high since May 6, 2011, of 7,791.75 points, observed on July 9.
Investors are also awaiting the release of further corporate earnings in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, year-on-year inflation rose to 3.6% in June, from 3.4% in May, it was announced today.
On Tuesday, it was announced that the US CPI slightly increased in June to 2.7%, while the core CPI, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, stood at 2.9%.
In Asia, the main index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei, closed flat on Wednesday with a slight decline of 0.04%, on a day marked by investor caution ahead of Japan’s interim legislative elections on Sunday, July 20.
Meanwhile, the benchmark index of the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 0.03%, and that of Shenzhen lost 0.22%.
In the United States, the presentation of company results continues today, following the figures presented on Tuesday by JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo, with Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, among others, set to report.
Wall Street futures are falling by 0.13% for the Dow Jones Industrials, 0.20% for the S&P 500, and 0.30% for the Nasdaq.
The Nasdaq, the high-tech stock index, closed up by 0.18% to 20,677.80 points.
The Dow Jones ended down 0.98% at 44,023.29 points, compared to its highest level since the index was created in 1896, of 45,014.04 points, on December 4, 2024.
Meanwhile, oil prices rose amid uncertainty in international markets due to US tariff policy.
Brent crude, the European reference for oil, for delivery in September, is advancing to $68.84, from $68.71 on Tuesday.
West Texas Intermediate, the US reference for oil, rises to $65.56 before the official market opening.
Gold per troy ounce, a safe-haven asset, was rising to $3,338.75, from $3,329.32 on Tuesday and the current all-time high of $3,432.34 on June 13.
The yield on Germany’s 10-year bonds rose to 2.718%, from 2.711%.
Bitcoin is climbing again after Tuesday’s drop and Monday’s high of $123,000, and is up 1.56% to $118,251.
The euro appreciated to $1.1624 in the Frankfurt foreign exchange market, from $1.1596 on Tuesday and a new high since September 15, 2021, of $1.1789, on July 2.
