{"id":67462,"date":"2025-12-08T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/12\/08\/major-european-markets-close-slightly-weak-6\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:42:50","slug":"major-european-markets-close-slightly-weak-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/12\/08\/major-european-markets-close-slightly-weak-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Major European Markets Close Slightly Weak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The major European markets<\/span> closed on a slightly weak note on Monday as investors mostly stayed cautious, looking ahead to the interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve this week. <\/p>\n

The Bank of Japan, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada are also scheduled to make their monetary policy announcements this week.<\/p>\n

The pan European 600 edged down 0.07%. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 drifted down 0.23% and France’s CAC 40 ended down by 0.08%, while Germany’s DAX crept up 0.07%. Switzerland’s SMI climbed 0.35%.<\/p>\n

Among other markets in Europe, Czech Republic, Denmark, Netherlands, Russia and Sweden ended weak.<\/p>\n

Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain and Turkiye closed higher, while Belgium and Portugal ended flat. <\/p>\n

In the UK market, Babcock International, Scottish Mortgage, Polar Capital Technology Trust, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Prudential, Pershing Square Holding, IAG and Standard Chartered gained 1 to 2.7%.<\/p>\n

Unilever slid 6.6% The consumer goods giant announced that it has completed the demerger of its ice cream business<\/span>, now known as The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC).<\/p>\n

Barratt Redrow, JD Sports Fashion, Persimmon and Entain closed lower by 3 to 4%. Marks & Spencer, Berkeley Group Holdings, Land Securities, Burberry Group, Relx and Hikma Pharmaceuticals lost 2 to 2.7%.<\/p>\n

In the German market, Bayer rallied more than 4.5%. Rheinmetall climbed up nearly 3.5%. Deutsche Bank, MTU Aero Engines, Commerzbank, Porsche Automobil Holding and Deutsche Boerse gained 1 to 1.5%.<\/p>\n

Shares of Germany metals company Kloeckner and Co shares soared 25%. The company has confirmed it is in discussions regarding a potential voluntary takeover offer from U.S. metals processor Worthington Steel.<\/p>\n

Car parts supplier Stabilus slid more than 6% after its profit fell in fiscal 2025, impacted by unfavorable market conditions, the global tariff conflict, and the higher pricing pressure in the automotive business.<\/p>\n

Gea Group lost more than 5%. Vonovia closed nearly 5% down. Symrise, Brenntag, Zalando, Beiersdorf, Adidas and SAP also ended sharply lower.<\/p>\n

In the French market, L’Oreal lost more than 2%. The company has strengthened its partnership with Galderma by acquiring an additional 10% stake. It alread owned a 10% stake in the Swiss dermatalogy firm.<\/p>\n

Edenred lost about 4.7%. Sanofi, Pernod Ricard, Saint Gobain, Eurofins Scientific, Hermes International, Bureau Veritas, Kering, Stellantis, Renault, Air Liquide and LVMH also closed notably lower.<\/p>\n

Unibail Rodamco, Societe Generale, Thales, BNP Paribas, Legrand, Engie and Safran gained 1 to 2%.<\/p>\n

In economic news, a survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and KPMG showed starting pay for permanent staff rose at the fastest pace in five months, even as hiring slowed and jobseekers increased, highlighting persistent wage pressures.<\/p>\n

Eurozone investor sentiment improved at the end of the year but the negative reading suggests that the economy<\/span> remains in the phase of stagnation, survey results from the behavioral research institute Sentix showed on Monday.<\/p>\n

The investor confidence index rose to -6.2 in December from -7.4 in November. The reading came in line with expectations.<\/p>\n

Sentix observed that the currency bloc is finding it difficult to see the global momentum perceived by the survey participants for almost all other regions.<\/p>\n

The current situation index rose to -16.5 in December from -17.5 in the prior month. Similarly, the expectations indicator posted 4.8, up from 3.3 a month ago.<\/p>\n

Dtat from Destatis showed Germany’s industrial output logged a monthly growth of 1.8% in October. Economists were expecting the increase to ease sharply to 0.2% from a revised 1.1% rise posted in September.<\/p>\n

In three months to October, industrial production was 1.5% lower than in the previous three months.<\/p>\n

On a yearly basis, industrial production gained 0.8%, in contrast to the 1.4% decrease in September.<\/p>\n

Excluding energy and construction, industrial production grew 1.5% from September and was down 0.1% from the previous year. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n