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Europe's main share index notched a record high on Wednesday, as investors cheered robust earnings from the likes of UK's Experian and Germany's Commerzbank, while rate-sensitive stocks got a boost after a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation print. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.6%, with Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 index also closing at all-time highs.
(Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 closed at an all-time high on Wednesday, lifted in part by housebuilder stocks buoyed by hopes of an interest rate cut, while Burberry's shares sank after it reported a sharp fall in quarterly sales. Wall Street's S&P 500 touched its life high after data showed U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, boosting financial market expectations for a September interest rate cut. The bets on monetary policy easing by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks hammered U.S. and UK bond yields, with the 10-year gilt yield falling to its lowest since April 10.