European shares fell on Wednesday, with Mercedes Benz Group leading losses in automobiles stocks, while a blast in Poland kept sentiment subdued and pushed up defence stocks.
European shares fell on Wednesday, with Mercedes Benz Group leading losses in automobiles stocks, while a blast in Poland kept sentiment subdued and pushed up defence stocks.
UK s FTSE 100 index steadied on
Wednesday as investors awaited a key U.S. Federal Reserve
monetary policy decision later in the day, with GSK leading
healthcare stocks higher after raising its. | November 2, 2022
European shares closed lower in light holiday trading on Friday, following a recent rally in global shares on signs that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 might not derail global economic recovery.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.1 percent to 482.51 in a shortened trading session ahead of Christmas. The benchmark has added 1.82 percent this week.
London’s FTSE 100 posted a slight 0.02 percent decline, closing at 7,372.10, a weekly increase of 1.41 percent.
“The FTSE 100 has not had as stellar a year as some, but the recovery of 7,400 today puts it in good stead for the year ahead,” IG