By Peter Nurse 

- European stock markets edged higher Tuesday, boosted by some positive inflation data, although (LON:) slumped on a disappointing update.

At 03:50 ET (08:50 GMT), the in Germany traded largely flat, while in France rose 0.3% and the in the U.K. climbed 0.1%.

Global equity markets have been boosted over the last week by hopes that the will shortly slow its aggressive monetary tightening campaign as U.S. showed signs of slowing.

Back in Europe, there was also positive inflation news Tuesday, with rising 7.3% year-on-year in October, down from 8.9% in the period through September.

rose 6.2% on the year in October, substantially below the 7.1% expected, even though it still represents a rise from 5.6% the prior month, while in France eased back to its lowest in 14 years in the third quarter. 

edged higher to 3.6% in September, while rose 5.7% on the month, climbing at the fastest pace in more than 20 years.

Also due for release this session are third-quarter and data from the Eurozone as well as the widely-watched forward looking release.

Global investors will also be keeping an eye on the G20 Summit in Indonesia, with the apparent easing of tensions in U.S.-China relations helping the tone.

In the corporate sector, Vodafone stock fell 5.6% after the telecommunications company cut its full-year free cash flow forecast and said earnings would come in towards the bottom of its range.

BAE Systems (LON:) stock rose 3.2% after U.K.'s largest defense contractor reported another strong quarter of orders and raised its full-year profit guidance due to .

(SIX:) stock fell 0.5% after the Swiss lender agreed to sell a significant part of its Securitized Products Group and other related financing businesses to Apollo Global Management (NYSE:), as it seeks to restructure its business.

Oil prices edged lower Tuesday, continuing the previous session’s selloff as fresh Covid woes in China weighed on the global demand outlook.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cut its 2022 global oil demand growth forecast for a fifth time since April, by 100,000 barrels a day, citing mounting economic challenges.

By 03:55 ET, futures traded 0.7% lower at $85.28 a barrel, while the contract traded 0.4% lower at $92.75. Both benchmarks dropped around 3% on Monday.

Additionally, rose 0.2% to $1,780.25/oz, while traded 0.8% higher at 1.0409.