European stocks close on mixed note ahead of central bank decisions

Contributed by NAMPA / DPA.

Frankfurt (dpa-AFX) - European stocks ended on a mixed note on Tuesday after a somewhat volatile session as investors digested the data on eurozone inflation, and looked ahead to UK inflation report, and policy meetings of the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan.
The Swiss National Bank, the Norges Bank and the Riskbank are also scheduled to announce their monetary policies during the course of this week.
Headline annual inflation in the UK is seen rising to 7% in Augus ...