Frankfurt's DAX up 0.11%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.16% (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milan , 22 Aug - European share prices were little changed in early trade, holding on to gains posted in the previous session amid expectations of an imminent US rate cut.

On the European data front, investors were looking out for preliminary purchasing managers' index data for the month of August for France, Germany, the eurozone and the UK as well as a preliminary print for eurozone consumer confidence.

At 0710 GMT, Frankfurt's DAX index was up 0.11% to 18,472.45 points while in London the FTSE 100 was up 0.16% to 8,297.00 points and in Paris the CAC 40 up 0.09% at 7,531.77 points.

Milan's FTSE MIB was down 0.01% at 33,308.00 points and in Madrid the IBEX 35 was up 0.24% at 11,141.95 points.

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(RADIOCOR) 22-08-24 09:16:31 (0169) 5 NNNN