India, Feb. 12 -- European stocks were broadly higher on Monday ahead of a busy week packed with earnings, economic data releases and speeches by Federal Reserve officials.

Amid waning optimism over early Fed rate cuts, investors will scrutinize the January U.S. inflation data due on Tuesday for more clues on the Fed's rate trajectory.

The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent at 486.24 ahead of Eurozone' fourth-quarter GDP growth data and consumer price inflation figures from Spain and other regions due this week.

The German DAX and France's CAC 40 both gained around 0.3 percent, while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was marginally lower ahead of key U.K. GDP and inflation readings due this week.

Novo Nordisk rose 1.1 percent after reports tha...