European shares started the second half of 2023 on a mixed note - but after a strong showing in the first six months of the year - amid more proof that China’s economic recovery was stalling and a steeper contraction in eurozone manufacturing activity.
European shares held gains on Wednesday, as positive US economic data from the day before offset hawkish remarks from top central bank officials on either side of the Atlantic.
European shares finished on a mixed note on Monday as investors fretted about political instability in Russia after an aborted “mutiny” by a former key ally of president Vladimir Putin, and German business sentiment fell further in June.