Sales at the Spanish retail group grew 5.8% from the previous year
The German government announced plans to re-privatize energy group Uniper
The U.K.’s political turbulence is expected to stay high up on the news agenda in Europe
German automation giant Siemens has launched a new 6 billion euros
Investors are watching a growing political crisis in the U.K.
Deutsche Bank shares were 1.9% lower
The pan-European Stoxx 600 gave up morning gains to finish the day 0.3% lower
Saab shares rose 3.8%
The renewed tensions sent several European sectors into reverse on Monday
Markets continued to monitor the progress of peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran
Travel and leisure stocks were among the worst hit
Shell was the first of the energy majors to release earnings
The pan-European Stoxx 600 climbed 0.43%
Precious metals eased earlier losses
Shares of FTSE 250 IT firm Softcat jumped 8.1%
Commerzbank shares jumped 8.8%
German arms maker Rheinmetall reported full-year sales of 9.94 billion euros
The rebound put the regional Stoxx 600 index on course to snap a three-day losing streak
Travel and leisure stocks plummeted 2.4%
Energy operations have been affected
Corporate earnings took the spotlight
Net sales declined by 4% to $10.5 billion in the six months to December
The president had initially announced plans to impose a 10% duty on global imports
Airbus shares dropped about 7%
Shares of German sportswear giant Adidas added almost 4%
The German software manufacturer’s fourth-quarter results showed its cloud revenue falling short of consensus estimates
Trump recently threatened new tariffs on a raft of European countries
TSMC reported a 35% increase in fourth-quarter profit
All eyes were on a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greenlandic and Danish officials
shares of Danish offshore wind developer Orsted leapt 5.4%