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European markets<\/span> closed on a mixed note on Monday after stocks swung between gains and losses with investors making cautious moves ahead of a slew of major economic events, including the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England’s policy announcements, and Chinese factory activity report, U.S. jobs report and euro zone GDP numbers.<\/p>\n Investors also looked ahead to earnings announcement from U.S. technology<\/span> majors.<\/p>\n The pan European Stoxx 600 gained 0.21%. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX edged down 0.03% and 0.12%, respectively. France’s CAC 40 crept up 0.09%, while Switzerland’s SMI climbed 0.36%.<\/p>\n Among other markets in Europe, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Spain ended weak.<\/p>\n Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Russia and Turkiye closed higher, while Finland and Sweden ended flat.<\/p>\n In the UK market, Fresnillo soared nearly 10%. RS Group climbed about 2.5%. Entain, WPP, Melrose Industries, 3i, BAE Systems, Land Securities, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Haleon advanced 1 to 1.4%.<\/p>\n Airtel Africa, Intermediate Capital, St. James’s Place, Schrodders, Prudential and Phoenix Holdings ended down 2 to 4.1%. Croda International, Kingfisher, Ocado Group, Vodafone, Smurfit Kappa Group, Mondi and Endeavour lost 1 to 2%.<\/p>\n In the German market, Zalando surged about 4%, and Continental gained 3.7%. HeidelbergCement, Vonovia, MTU Aero Engines, SAP and Beiersdorf ended higher by 1 to 2.3%.<\/p>\n Bayer dropped 4.5% after a U.S. court ordered the company to pay $2.25 billion in damages to a former Roundup user. <\/p>\n Infineon and Sartorius ended lower by 2.4% and 2.3%, respectively. Qiagen, Commerzbank, Merck, BASF and Deutsche Post ended down 1 to 1.25%.<\/p>\n In Paris, Essilor, Danone and Thales gained 1.2 to 1.4%. TotalEnergies, Sanofi and Air Liquide posted modest gains.<\/p>\n Bouygues ended down more than 3%. Carrefour, Eurofins Scientific, Credit Agricole, Pernod Ricard, Vinci and Orange lost 1 to 1.6%.<\/p>\n In the Swiss market, shares of building materials firm Holcim gained 4.7% after the company announced plans to spin off its North American operations in a flotation.<\/p>\n Dutch medical device maker Philips ended 4.4% down after the company said it would halt new sales of sleep machines in the U.S. after a series of recalls that continued to weigh on results. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n