Bayer falls 7% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets open higher

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSELONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors weighed the latest U.K. inflation data and monitored global market developments. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was roughly 0.5% higher shortly after the open, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 and France's CAC 40 were up 0.3%, while Germany's DAX rose 0.4%.German life sciences company Bayer extended losses and was down 7.3% in early trading after its Monsanto Unit had proposed paying $7.25 b ...