In the European session, the German Benchmark Index traded below 18,000 levels.
European stocks managed to secure modest gains on Thursday, supported by softer eurozone inflation data for March, which fueled hopes for a potential rate cut by the ECB in June.
Discussing the upcoming June meeting, the head of Germany's Bundesbank shared insights with CNBC's Karen Tso during the IMF Spring Meetings on Wednesday, suggesting a rising probability of a rate cut while acknowledging certain reservations.
ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann identified geopolitical risk as the primary obstacle to a prospective rate cut.
The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent after ending flat with a positive bias on Wednesday. The German DAX steadied, France's CAC 40 added half a percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 edged up 0.1 percent.