Europe indexes almost flat; sentiment lifted ahead of earnings season (EUR:USD:)

London (UKX) -0.01% to 10,140.

Germany (DAX:IND) -0.03% to 25,400.

France (CAC:IND) -0.20% to 8,341.

In other parts of Europe, the annual inflation rate in Hungary slowed to 3.3% in December.

The annual inflation rate in the Netherlands eased slightly