European markets declined after investors scaled back hopes of rate cuts in the near future. Resource stocks traded volatile amid rising tensions in the Middle East and growing attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.

The German economy battled multiple crises in 2023, and economic growth contracted because consumers and businesses struggled with high inflation and interest rates and weak external demand.

Airbus delivered more planes in 2023 after large orders from airlines in India powered the demand. Vistry Group said adjusted pre-tax income is likely to match the previous year's level.

European markets traded higher, and investors overlooked rising tensions in the Middle East and accelerating inflation in the U.S. Energy and resource complex stocks advanced following the rise in energy and metal prices.

Marks & Spencer reported strong growth in holiday sales but warned of an uncertain outlook in the current year. VAT Group reported a strong sequential improvement in quarterly sales on the back of a rebound in semiconductor units. Informa hiked its annual dividend by 80%.

Benchmark indexes in Europe rebounded but lacked momentum as investors debated the interest rate path and the economic outlook amid a weak geopolitical backdrop.

Tight financial conditions are likely to keep economic growth in the eurozone anemic, and inflation is expected to rebound in the current year. France's industrial production rebounded, and Italian retail sales advanced in November.



European markets struggled, and investors digested the latest economic updates from Germany, France, Italy, and the U.K. German industrial production unexpectedly declined, and the French trade deficit shrank in November. UK retail sales growth declined for the fifth month in a row.

European markets were on the backfoot amid rising tensions in the Middle East and fading expectations of a rate cut in the U.S. in March. Bond yields advanced, and the euro held firm against the U.S. dollar.

European markets turned lower after investors curbed rate-cut enthusiasm. Eurozone inflation accelerated in December and retail sales in Germany declined. Home prices in the U.K. rebounded in December after falling in previous seven months.

European stock markets rebounded and bond yields edged higher after investors reviewed the latest business activity surveys in the region. Consumer price inflation in France rose at a faster pace in December, and regional inflation in Germany showed an accelerating inflation trend across the nation.

European markets struggled to advance for the second day this week, and crude oil was in focus on the worries of a wider war in the Middle East and supply disruptions.

Stocks in Europe advanced, and crude oil traded higher amid rising tensions in the Middle East and growing violence in the Red Sea. Eurozone bank lending growth remained weak in November, and rose at the slowest pace in nearly eight years.

European markets advanced on the final trading day of 2023, and the benchmark indexes in Frankfurt jumped 19%, the CAC-40 index gained 14%, and the FTSE 100 index edged up 2.4%.



European market indexes hovered near recent highs, and the euro and the pound edged up to a five-month high. Crude oil declined after major oil shipping companies returned to Red Sea shipping routes despite the elevated tensions in the region.