European stocks were seeing modest gains on Thursday after declining for six straight sessions.
Buying support emerged at lower levels after data showed Chinese exports and imports shrank less than expected in August.
Closer home, Eurostat reported that Eurozone GDP grew by 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter.
Elsewhere, German industrial output posted a monthly fall of 0.8 percent in July, while U.K. house prices took another tumble in August, falling by 4.6 percent compared to the same month last year, the Halifax said.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.