European shares inch up to record high as inflation data sets stage for ECB rate cut
STOXX 600 up 0.1%, set for fourth straight weekly gain
EZ August inflation at lowest level in three years
ECB's Villeroy says "wise" to cut rates in September
French CPI at 0.4%
Ambu slumps after Q3 results
Updated at 1610 GMT
By Pranav Kashyap and Lisa Pauline Mattackal
Aug 30 (Reuters) -European shares rose to an all-time high on Friday, closing a turbulent month on a bright note after a significant drop in euro zone inflation cemented market expectations for an interest rate cut in September.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX edged up 0.1%, closing above 525 points for the first time aftertouching an intraday record high of 526.66 points. The index gained 1.2% in August, rising for a second consecutive month.
Inflation in the 20-country euro zone fell to 2.2% in August, its slowest pace since July 2021, according to Eurostat's flash reading and near the European Central Bank's 2% target.
The data firmed existing expectations for the ECB to cut rates at its September meeting. Slowinginflation data in the United States also lifted sentiment as markets looked for the Federal Reserve to also ease policy next month.
"Markets are standing the middle ground, pricing rate cuts but not too many, and fast but not too urgent," said Anders Svendsen, chief analyst at Nordea Markets, referring to both the Fed and the ECB.
Better economic data and hopes for interest rate cuts in both Europe and the United States have helped European stocks bounce back from a massive selloff early in August, as a sharp decline in technology shares, the unwinding of the yen carry trade and worries about a U.S. recession saw global equities tumble.
That selloff saw the STOXX 600 plunge to a six-month low on Aug. 5, but the index has since gained nearly 10%. The benchmark notched its fourth straight week of gains, its best weekly winning streak since late March.
ECB board member Isabel Schnabel kept the door open to further rate cuts, while fellow policymakerFrancois Villeroy de Galhau said the central bank would be "wise" to cut rates again in September.
All major regional European bourses rose in August, with Spain's main stock index .IBEX the best monthly performer with a 3% monthly rise.
The rate-sensitive real-estate sector .SX86P was the day's best performer, rising 1.4%, followed by a 0.8% gain in the index tracking bank stocks .SX7E.
The French benchmark CAC 40 .FCHI slipped 0.1%, with shares of Pernod Ricard PERP.PA slipping nearly 2% after several brokerages trimmed their target price on the stock.
Data showed French consumerspending grew in August.
Spain's IBEX 35 .IBEX gained 0.4% after retail sales data showed an uptick of 1% in July, whileGermany's DAX .GDAXI closed flat afterdata showed unemployment rose less than expected.
Among single movers, Danishmedical equipment maker Ambu AMBUb.CO slumped 16.4%after lower-than-expectedresults in its Endoscopy Solutions segment.
Reporting by Pranav Kashyap and Lisa Mattackal in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza, Mrigank Dhaniwala and Maju Samuel
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