{"id":68029,"date":"2025-12-23T18:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/12\/23\/european-stocks-close-broadly-higher-25\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:02:24","slug":"european-stocks-close-broadly-higher-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/12\/23\/european-stocks-close-broadly-higher-25\/","title":{"rendered":"European Stocks Close Broadly Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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European stocks closed higher on Tuesday with some of the markets<\/span> hitting fresh highs, amid continued optimism the Federal Reserve will consider more rate cuts next year. The volume of business<\/span> was thin in most the markets as traders remained on the sidelines ahead of upcoming Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n

The pan European Stoxx 600 climbed 0.34%. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX gained 0.24% and 0.23%, respectively, while France’s CAC 40 edged lower by 0.21%. Switzerland’s SMI climbed 0.6%.<\/p>\n

Among other markets in Europe, Czech Republic, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Spain and Sweden ended higher.<\/p>\n

Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Turkiye closed weak, while Belgium, Greece and Netherlands ended flat.<\/p>\n

In the UK market, Metlen Energy & Metals surged nearly 7%. Anglo American Plc gained 3% and Antofagasta climbed 2.1%. BT Group, Airtel Africa, Rio Tinto, Pershing Square Holdings and Legal & General gained 1 to 1.6%.<\/p>\n

Diageo, Convatec Group, Burberry Group, Easyjet, Diploma, Halma and Compass Group lost 1 to 1.7%.<\/p>\n

In Frankfurt, E.ON, RWE, Bayer, Siemens Energy, Deutsche Bank, Heidelberg Materials, Deutsche Boerse, Hannover Rueck and Siemens gained 0.5 to 1.5%.<\/p>\n

Zalando, Adidas, Daimler Truck Holding, Brenntag, Volkswagen, Continental and BMW settled lower by 0.5 to 1.4%.<\/p>\n

In the French market, Sanofi, Orange, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, Engie and Airbus closed up by 0.3 to 1%.<\/p>\n

Capgemini, Kering, Renault, Pernod Ricard, L’Oreal, EssilorLuxottica, Hermes International and Michelin lost 1 to 2%.<\/p>\n

In economic news, Germany’s import prices declined for the eighth straight month in November, data from Destatis showed. Import prices logged an annual fall of 1.9% in November, a faster decline than the 1.4% drop observed in October. Prices have been falling since April.<\/p>\n

Energy prices had the biggest impact on overall import prices. Energy prices plummeted 15.7% from the last year.<\/p>\n

Month-on-month, import prices grew at a pace of 0.5% after a 0.2% gain seen in October, marking the third consecutive monthly increase.<\/p>\n

Further, data showed that export price inflation eased to 0.3% in November from 0.5% in October. On a monthly basis, export prices registered a steady growth of 0.2% in November.<\/p>\n

Europe’s new car registrations increased for the fifth straight month in November, driven by robust growth in battery electric cars sales, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA, showed.<\/p>\n

Car registrations grew 2.1% year-on-year in November but slower that the 5.8% rise seen in October.<\/p>\n

During January to November, new EU car registrations moved up 1.4% from the same period last year. Despite the recent positive momentum, overall volumes remained well below pre-pandemic levels, the lobby said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n