India, March 28 -- European stocks are seen opening broadly lower on Friday as traders brace for February's personal consumption expenditures price index due later in the day.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's preferred readings on consumer price inflation are included in a report on personal income and spending,

Economists polled by Dow Jones see the headline PCE price index reading rising 0.3 percent in February and 2.5 percent from 12 months earlier.

Closer home, Eurozone economic sentiment survey results, Germany's GfK consumer confidence survey data, GDP and retail sales data from the U.K., and the European Central Bank's (ECB) consumer inflation expectations survey results may garner attention later in the day.

The dollar index weakened ...