{"id":60716,"date":"2025-06-10T08:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/06\/10\/european-shares-mostly-lower-ftse-100-rises-after-employment-data\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:57:56","slug":"european-shares-mostly-lower-ftse-100-rises-after-employment-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/06\/10\/european-shares-mostly-lower-ftse-100-rises-after-employment-data\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Mostly Lower; FTSE 100 Rises After Employment Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors closely monitored the second day of high-stakes U.S.-China trade negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>U.K. stocks edged up slightly and the British pound slipped below $1.35 after official data showed the U.K. unemployment rate rose slightly in the three months to April period.<\/p>\n<p>The ILO jobless rate rose to 4.6 percent, as expected, from 4.5 percent in the preceding period. <\/p>\n<p>Average earnings including bonus grew 5.3 percent in three months to April from the previous year &#8211; matching expectations. <\/p>\n<p>The pan European STOXX 600 slipped 0.2 percent to 552.20 after ending flat with a negative bias on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>The German DAX fell 0.7 percent and France&#8217;s CAC 40 shed 0.2 percent while the U.K.&#8217;s FTSE 100 was up 0.3 percent. <\/p>\n<p>Defense stocks traded lower, with Saab AB and Renk Group AG falling 4.3 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Barclays fell about 1 percent on reports that the British lender is preparing to cut more than 200 jobs in its investment bank in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>FirstGroup shares were up more than 7 percent. The transport operator announced a new \u00a350 million share buyback after delivering impressive fiscal 2025 earnings. <\/p>\n<p>Oxford Instruments dropped 1 percent after it agreed to sell its quantum-focused NanoScience <span class=\"landLinks\">business<\/span> to Quantum Design for \u00a360 million.<\/p>\n<p>Homebuilder Bellway surged 4.6 percent after lifting its full-year revenue outlook. <\/p>\n<p>Novo Nordisk rallied 2.3 percent on reports that activist hedge fund Parvus Asset Management is building a stake in the Danish pharmaceutical giant. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>European Shares Mostly Lower; FTSE 100 Rises After Employment Data<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-06-10 08:57:56<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors closely monitored the second day of high-stakes U.S.-China trade negotiations. 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