European stock opened with minor gains on thursday as investors await the european central bank meeting and the release of us inflation data for august. in the major european markets:uropean stock opened with minor gains on Thursday as investors await the European Central Bank meeting and the release of US inflation data for August. In the major European markets, France's CAC 40 index on the Paris Stock Exchange rose by 0.25%, and the UK's FTSE 100 edged 0.10% higher.

According to Qatar News Agency, Italy's MIB index on the Milan Stock Exchange climbed by 0.34%, and Germany's DAX index remained nearly flat, recording a slight gain of 0.01%.