- October 3, 2024
- By: Admin1_blog
- EU Market, Indices
Holly Ellyatt@HollyEllyatt
LONDON — European stocks moved lowered Thursday as conflict in the Middle East weighs on regional investor sentiment.
European markets
| TICKER | COMPANY | PRICE | CHANGE | %CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .FTSE | FTSE 100 | 8300.72 | 9.86 | 0.12 |
| .GDAXI | DAX | 19026.61 | -138.14 | -0.72 |
| .FCHI | CAC 40 Index | 7512.36 | -65.23 | -0.86 |
| .FTMIB | FTSE MIB | 33410.99 | -264.27 | -0.78 |
| .IBEX | IBEX 35 Idx | 11597.3 | -12.5 | -0.11 |
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.81% in early deals, with all sectors and major bourses trading in the red. Mining stocks shed 1.46%, while tech stocks were also 1.33% lower.
European stocks closed mixed yesterday as investors assessed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and assessed fresh unemployment data in the euro zone that showed unemployment across the euro zone held steady on the month at a record-low 6.4% in August.
Israel attacked central Beirut early Thursday, killing at least six people, as it pursues Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah. Israel began ground incursions in Lebanon on Tuesday and the strike on Beirut earlier today comes after Iran fired roughly 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this week. Israeli authorities say there were no casualties as a result of the offensive, and that most of the missiles were intercepted.
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In the Asia-Pacific region overnight, Hong Kong stocks plunged as the China stimulus rally, seen after authorities announced a slew of support measures last week, appeared to ease. Markets in mainland China remain closed until Oct. 8.
Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures edged lower Wednesday night as investors look ahead to the release of weekly initial jobless claims data on Thursday and September’s payrolls report, due on Friday.
Source : cnbc
