{"id":61489,"date":"2025-07-02T17:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/07\/02\/european-stocks-close-broadly-higher-20\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:06:33","slug":"european-stocks-close-broadly-higher-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/07\/02\/european-stocks-close-broadly-higher-20\/","title":{"rendered":"European Stocks Close Broadly Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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European stocks closed higher on Wednesday as investors continued to closely watch trade negotiations between the U.S. and major countries across the globe ahead of the July 9 deadline for reciprocal tariffs. <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out the possibility of any extension beyond the July 9 deadline for reciprocal tariffs.<\/p>\n

The UK market underperformed as bond yields rose amid political uncertainty after Chancellor Rachel Reeves failed to get support from Prime Minister Keir Starmer.<\/p>\n

The pan European Stoxx 600 claimbed 0.3%. Germany’s DAX gained 0.31% and France’s CAC 40 closed higher by 1.16%. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 ended just 0.1% up. Switzerland’s SMI ended with a gain of 0.24%.<\/p>\n

Among other markets<\/span> in Europe, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Turkiye closed higher.<\/p>\n

Austria, Belgium and Russia ended weak.<\/p>\n

In the UK market, Glencore rallied more than 6%. Antofagasta, Spirax Group, Anglo American Plc, Ashtead Group, BP, Rio Tinto, Melrose Industries, Mondi, HSBC Holdings, Shell, Admiral Group and Intertek Group also posted strong gains.<\/p>\n

Wizz Air Holdings rallied more than 2.5% in early trades today after releasing improved passenger traffic statistics for June. However, the stock pared gains subsequently, and was up just marginally at close.<\/p>\n

Bytes Technology Group shares tanked nearly 31% after the software reseller warned of lower first-half profit. Shares of bakery chain Greggs Plc closed 14% down, following a profit warning.<\/p>\n

Berkeley Group Holdings tumbled nearly 8% and Persimmon closed 6.8% down. Natwest Group, Convatec Group, Land Securities, Marks & Spencer, Barratt Redrow, Unite Group, Next, Babcock International and Taylor Wimpey lost 4.4 to 5.5%.<\/p>\n

National Grid, Lloyds Banking Group, Phoenix Group Holdings, Segro, Howden Joinery and Severn Trent also declined sharply.<\/p>\n

In the German market, BMW rallied about 5%. Daimler Truck Holding, Commerzbank, BASF, Porsche, Sartorius and Volkswagen gained 2 to 4%.<\/p>\n

Infineon, Siemens, Brenntag, Deutsche Bank, Munich RE, MTU Aero Engines, Siemens Healthineers, Adidas and Continental also ended with impressive gains.<\/p>\n

Vonovia, Zalando, Deutsche Boerse, E.ON, Qiagen, Henkel and Siemens Energy closed weak.<\/p>\n

In the French market, ArcelorMittal climbed nearly 6% and STMicroElectronics gained about 5.3%. LVMH, Kering, Edenred, Renault, Teleperformance, Pernod Ricard, Credit Agricole, TotalEnergies, BNP Paribas and Accor advanced 1.7 to 4.5%.<\/p>\n

Danone, Unibail Rodamco, AXA and Engie closed weak.<\/p>\n

In economic news, data from Eurostat showed that the unemployment rate in the Euro Area rose to 6.3% in May 2025 from a record low of 6.2% in April, above market expectations of 6.2%. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, reflecting those under 25 seeking employment, went up to 14.4% from a downwardly revised 14.4% in the prior month. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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