 European stocks are up ahead of US inflation data coming out later today. Europe's region-wide stock 600 is up four-tenths of a percent. Germany's DAX is up one-tenth of a percent, while France's CAC 40 has risen to six-tenths of a percent. London's FTSE 100 is up three-tenths of a percent after UK GDP from May came in higher than expected. And stock markets in Hong Kong and mainland China are up after the country's Security Council announced restrictions on short-selling.