European equities push higher

Europe's main stock markets pushed higher on Tuesday as investors reacted to a surprise dip in British inflation and shrugged off slower-than-expected German economic growth. Meanwhile, on Wall Street the Dow pulled off a record close after six-day winning streak as US markets continued to adjust following last week's tumultuous post-election trading sessions, although both the broader S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite were higher approaching midday. "Stock markets rose once more today