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European stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed renewed tensions in the U.S.-China trade dispute over rare earth controls against growing expectations of imminent U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts.<\/p>\n
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.2 percent at 568.72 after gaining 0.6 percent on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
The German DAX slipped 0.1 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 eased 0.2 percent. <\/p>\n
France’s CAC 40 was little changed after surging 2 percent in the previous session, driven by a powerful rally in luxury names. <\/p>\n
Dragerwerk shares jumped more than 10 percent. The German medical and safety technology<\/span> manufacturer gave a more optimistic outlook for the full year following growth in the past quarter.<\/p>\n Laboratory and pharmaceutical supplier Sartorius soared 11 percent after raising its full-year guidance.<\/p>\n Pernod Ricard rallied 2 percent. After a tough first quarter, the French spirits maker said it expects sales to improve in fiscal year 2026.<\/p>\n Nestle climbed 7.5 percent. To reduce costs and boost sales, the Swiss food and beverage giant has unveiled plans to cut 16000 jobs globally over two years.<\/p>\n U.K.-based hospitality group Whitbread slumped 7.8 percent after reporting a 7 percent drop in half-year profit. <\/p>\n ASML Holding NV rose about 1 percent and ASM International gained half a percent after TSMC clocked a record third-quarter profit on AI spending boom. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n