BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks struggled for direction
on Monday after recent string of gains.

A cautious undertone prevailed after more Federal Reserve officials said on
Friday that U.S. interest rates are likely to remain at elevated levels until
there is clear sign that the rate of inflation is slowing.

Investors looked ahead to the release of key U.S. inflation data and Fed Chair
Jerome Powell's speech due this week for additional clarity on the Fed's rate
trajectory.

China's consumer inflation rose for a third straight month in April, while the
producer price index declined for a 19th month, data showed earlier today.

The pan European STOXX 600 was marginally lower at 520.50 after climbing 0.8
percent on Friday.

The German DAX slipped 0.2 percent, France's CAC 40 eased 0.1 percent and the
U.K.'s FTSE 100 was marginally lower.

Diploma shares jumped 5 percent in London after the technical products supplier
reported a good set of half-year results and raised its sales and earnings
forecasts.

Victrex added 1.3 percent. The high-performance polymers group forecast
improvement in the second half after underlying profits dropped by a third in
the first half.

Mission Group surged 5.2 percent. The digital marketing agency rejected a
takeover proposal from rival Brave Bison.

Sanofi added 1.2 percent. The French drug major announced an investment of more
than 1 billion euros to create new bioproduction capacity at its various sites
in France.

German IT company Q.beyond rose 1.1 percent after narrowing its Q1 loss and
confirming 2024 outlook.

Adesso SE slumped 4 percent. The IT services provider reported that its
first-quarter consolidated loss was 3.30 million euros, compared to prior year's
profit of 2.02 million euros.

Ceconomy added nearly 1 percent after the electronics retailer said it expects
adjusted earnings for fiscal 2024 to be above analysts' expectations.



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