EUROPE MARKETS: European Stocks Slip On Pessimism Over Brexit Deal And U.S.-China Tensions
16 Octubre 2019 - 5:49AM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
Roche climbs and TomTom drops after respective results
A day after hitting their best levels in 16 months, European
stocks struggled Wednesday, weighed by concerns over a Brexit deal
and fresh signs of tensions between the U.S. and China.
The Stoxx Europe 600 was flat at 393.63, after finishing
Tuesday's session 1.1% higher at 394.02, its best level since May
22, 2018. Stocks got a boost in part from better-than-forecast U.S
earnings.
The German DAX inched up 0.2% to 12,655.37, while the French CAC
40 was flat at 5,697.33. The U.K. FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% to
7,201.08, while the British pound also fell across the board after
EU and U.K. negotiators failed to reach a breakthrough
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pressure-is-on-for-brexit-negotiators-as-all-night-talks-fail-to-yield-a-breakthrough-2019-10-16)
in all-night Brussels talks which will continue today.
Read: Pound slides after report EU refers to Brexit deal as
impossible without more U.K. concessions
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pound-slides-after-report-eu-refers-to-brexit-deal-impossible-without-uk-concession-2019-10-16)
Efforts to reach an exit-deal for the U.K. ahead of Thursdays EU
summit will now go down to the wire. The pound , which has swung
back and forth in recent sessions on Brexit headlines, fell 0.3% to
$1.2751 against the dollar.
Losses for Europe also came as U.S. stock futures fell on
concerns over rising tensions between Washington and Beijing
getting in the way of progress over trade talks. China threatened
retaliation against the U.S
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-vows-strong-countermeasures-in-wake-of-us-bill-supporting-hong-kong-protesters-2019-10-16).
if a bill aimed at supporting Hong Kong protesters becomes law.
Earnings were also rolling in for Europe, with chip maker ASML
(ASML.AE) (ASML.AE) down 0.9% after posting a 7.9% fall
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chipmaker-asml-posts-profit-fall-introduces-interim-dividend-2019-10-16)
in third-quarter profits. Meanwhile, shares of TomTom (TOM2.AE)
slid 5% after the satellite navigation company swung to a net loss
in the third quarter
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tomtom-swings-to-net-loss-2019-10-16).
On the upside, shares of Roche Holding (ROG.EB) rose 0.5% after
the pharmaceutical giant said its outlook is improving as revenue
grows
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/roche-says-outlook-is-improving-as-revenue-grows-2019-10-16-3103449).
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 16, 2019 06:34 ET (10:34 GMT)
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