european stocks languished on thursday as traders braced for an onslaught of corporate earnings which will show how companies fared with rising inflation the stoxx europe 600 sxxp was fractionally higher at 48641 the major regional indexes were mixed the german dax dax rose 03 the french cac 40 px1 declined 05 while the uk ftse 100 ukx rose 02 after reaching a twoyear high on wednesday there were a few companies already reporting results countryside properties csp skidded 27 as the uk builder warned on firstquarter results and announced its chief executive was quitting marks  spencer mks shares fell 6 as the retailer guided for fullyear adjusted pretax earnings of about £500 million the same outlook as its november estimate after a fiscal thirdquarter sales jump of 19 john wood group wg shares jumped 27 as the uk engineering firm put its environmental consulting group up for sale and said the company as a whole traded in line with consensus expectations