Market Updates
Europe Movers: French Banks, Games Workshop, Spectris, Vodafone
Inga Muller
19 Jun, 2024
Frankfurt
French political turmoil dominated market sentiment in the eurozone amid elevated political uncertainty ahead of the parliamentary election in two weeks.
The DAX index decreased by 0.2% to 18,093.15; the CAC-40 index fell by 0.5% to 7,587.53; and the FTSE 100 index declined by 0.01% to 8,182.76.
The yield on 10-year German bonds edged lower to 2.40%. French bonds inched lower to 3.13%; the UK gilts edged lower to 4.08%; and Italian bonds increased to 3.91%.
Vodafone PLC increased 1.6% to 71.80 pence on a report that the wireless telecom is likely to sell its 9.9% stake in the India-based Indus Towers and raise as much as $1.1 billion to repay debt.
Indus Towers in Mumbai traded down 3.1% to ₹334.0 on possible stake sales as early as this week.
Games Workshop Group jumped 8.8% to 10,236.39 pence after video game makers estimated higher revenue and earnings in fiscal 2024.
Annual revenue in the fiscal year is expected to be at least £490 million from £445 million, and pre-tax profit is expected to increase to £220 million from £171 million a year ago.
Spectris Plc declined 6.5% to 2,998.0 pence after the precision instrumentation and controls group issued a profit warning.
BNP Paribas decreased 0.3% to €59.28, Societe Generale fell 0.3% to €22.37, and Credit Agricole declined 0.3% to €13.01.
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