European shares inch up early in shortened session

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - European shares inched higher early in a shortened session on Tuesday before the New Year break, with pan-European indexes set to post their biggest annual gains since 2009.

from Reuters: Financial Services and Real Estate http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/financialServicesRealEstateNews/~3/gg99-KrFlTI/story01.htm