European stock markets edge higher, Madrid leads with 0.3% rise

European equity indexes closed with modest gains on a mixed session. Spain's Madrid market posted the strongest performance, up 0.3%, while the UK’s London index added 0.2% and France’s Paris market rose 0.1%. Amsterdam was flat and Germany’s Frankfurt slipped 0.1%, reflecting limited volatility across the region.

Investors remained cautious, monitoring Middle‑East diplomatic talks and a wave of artificial‑intelligence‑related corporate news. South‑Korean chipmaker SK Hynix debuted on Wall Street after a $26.5 billion share sale, Meta unveiled a paid tier for its advanced AI model, and Micron announced a $250 billion U.S. plant‑spending plan. Macro data showed Euro‑area inflation easing in Germany (2.4% YoY) and France (2.0% YoY). Italy reported a drop in industrial production for May, and the 10‑year Italian bond yield edged to 3.82% as the euro‑dollar pair steadied around 1.143.