French pharma group Genfit GNFT.PA jumped 47.4%, tracking its best day in nearly a decade, after striking a long-term commercial partnership with Ipsen IPN.PA. So when there was a hawkish surprise, the immediate reaction was for markets to go higher," said Ankit Gheedia, BNP Paribas' head of equity and derivative strategy for Europe. Underscoring recent hawkish moves by central banks, data showed euro zone inflation surged to its highest rate on record in November, with more than half of the increase due to a spike in energy prices.