Europe's main stock markets opened higher on Tuesday, as investors awaited the release of eurozone inflation data and US retail sales later in the day.

In Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.36% to 7,598.61 points at around 07:51 GMT.

In Frankfurt, the Dax advanced by 0.46% and in London, the FTSE 100 gained 0.52%.

The EuroStoxx 50 index was up by 0.49%, the FTSEurofirst 300 by 0.45% and the Stoxx 600 by 0.48%.

European stock markets are continuing their rebound from last week's turbulence caused by the early parliamentary elections in France, as they await the release of economic data later on Tuesday.

In particular, investors are awaiting the final Eurozone inflation figures at 09:00 GMT and US retail sales at 12:30 GMT. The latter will be particularly closely watched in order to assess the monetary policy plans of the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

In addition, the Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, and several Fed officials will be speaking during the day.

In Paris, Carrefour lost 9.6% after La Lettre reported that the French Ministry of the Economy was demanding a 200 million euro fine against the group for the management of its franchise network.

Banks continue to recover (+1.13%) from last week's losses.

(Written by Diana Mandia, edited by Blandine Hénault)