On Frankfurt's DAX, Merck, a company engaged in the pharmaceutical industry, was 0.8% higher, followed by athletic apparel retailer adidas, up by 1.7% and Commerzbank, 0.5% higher. The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index was 0.11% lower, London's FTSE 100 Index was up by 0.10%, Frankfurt's DAX was 0.13% higher and Paris' CAC-40 was 0.35% lower at the time of writing. The consumer price index rose by 1.7% in the final month of 2016, according to fresh data published by the nation's statistics office Destatis.