Europe's main stock markets were up at the start of trading on Tuesday, buoyed by falling bond yields following inflation indicators showing a slowdown in price rises in Europe.

In Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.51% to 6,860.19 points around 08:45 GMT. In London, the FTSE 100 gained 0.1% and in Frankfurt, the Dax advanced by 0.47%.

The EuroStoxx 50 index was up 0.47%, the FTSEurofirst 300 0.16% and the Stoxx 600 0.4%.

Inflation in France slowed sharply in October, confirming a trend also perceptible in Germany and Spain, and which should be confirmed in the figures for the Eurozone due at 10:00 GMT.

This slowdown in price rises is accompanied by weaker economic activity, with growth of just 0.1% in France in the third quarter and a contraction of 0.1% in Germany over the same period.

Eurozone gross domestic product (GDP) figures will be released at 10:00 GMT; economists are expecting 0.2% growth in the European bloc.

On the value side, Thales dropped 4.1% after a disappointing third-quarter order backlog, while Bouygues' performance was welcomed (+5.3%).

The oil sector (-1.57%) was hit by the downturn at BP

(-5%) following its quarterly results.

Conversely, real estate gained 2.2% on the back of falling bond yields.

(Written by Blandine Hénault)