LIVE MARKETS-Another mixed start

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ANOTHER MIXED START

Major European indexes are mixed on Wednesday before some key economic data from the U.S. and Europe.

The STOXX 600 is up less than 0.1% but close to its record high hit the day before.

Construction stocks .SXOP and utilities .SX6P lead, while energy stocks .SXEP lag as crude oil futures continue to retrace their advance from Monday.

Breadth is slightly positive with about 55% of stocks in the STOXX 600 advancing and 45% declining.

The DAX .GDAXI is Europe's top performing index, rising 0.5% to a new record above 25,000 for the first time.

Britain's FTSE .FTSE and France's CAC .FCHI are down 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively. Both indexes include big oil names.

Markets are now turning their attention to economic data. Euro zone CPI figures are on the docket, before attention switches to the U.S. labour market with the JOLTS jobs report and ADP payrolls data due.

Tuesday data showed inflation slowed more than expected in some of the euro zone's biggest economies, which should be replicated in bloc wide figures.

Here's your opening snapshot:

(Samuel Indyk)

EARLIER ON LIVE MARKETS:

EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES MOSTLY HIGHER CLICK HERE

THE SPOILS OF OIL CLICK HERE