European equities hold higher at the open today

<ul><li>Eurostoxx +0.5%</li><li>Germany DAX +0.5%</li><li>France CAC 40 +0.7%</li><li>UK FTSE flat</li><li>Spain IBEX +0.4%</li></ul><p>For UK stocks, the hot wages data earlier is weighing as it vindicates more BOE rate hikes – which threatens to make it hard for the economy to achieve a soft landing.</p>

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.