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European stocks were little changed on Tuesday, with investor focus firmly on corporate earnings and ongoing U.S-China trade tensions. <\/p>\n
In economic releases, the U.K. budget deficit widened in September on higher expenditure, the Office for National Statistics said.<\/p>\n
Public sector net borrowing increased to GBP 20.2 billion from GBP 18.6 billion in the previous year. This was the highest September borrowing since 2020.<\/p>\n
The pan European Stoxx 600 was marginally lower at 572.03 after gaining 1 percent on Monday. <\/p>\n
The German DAX edged down marginally, while France’s CAC 40 traded with a positive bias and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 was up 0.2 percent. <\/p>\n
BHP was moving lower in London after the mining giant reported a 2 percent drop in its fiscal first quarter iron ore output.<\/p>\n
Warehousing group SEGRO rallied 3 percent after delivering a strong third quarter, supported by improving occupier sentiment and increased pre-letting activity.<\/p>\n
HSBC Holdings advanced 1.7 percent as the lender appointed former NatWest executive David Lindberg as CEO of its U.K. business<\/span>.<\/p>\n Transport and infrastructure operator Getlink fell over 1 percent in Paris on reporting flat Q3 revenue. <\/p>\n Vouchers and benefit cards provider Edenred soared 14 percent after reporting third-quarter revenue above expectations.<\/p>\n Eurofins Scientific slumped 6.1 percent after Q3 revenue in the BioPharma segment grew just 0.4 percent organically.<\/p>\n Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 was down more than 1 percent after Q3 revenue came in below expectations. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n