Major European Markets Close Flat

RTTNews | 258 days ago

(RTTNews) - European stocks turned in a mixed performance on Monday with investors mostly staying cautious amid a lack of data. Defense stocks were under pressure amid signs of a positive progress in Ukraine peace talks.

U.S. President Donald Trump said a Ukraine peace deal is "getting a lot closer" although territorial issues remain unsolved.

Also, with the German market to close early on Tuesday and remain shut on Thursday and Friday for New Year holidays, and the market in France to have a short session on Wednesday and a holiday on Thursday, traders were reluctant to make big moves, and trading volumes remained thin once again. All the markets in the region will be closed on Thursday for New Year's Day.

The major indexs closed roughly flat. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 edged lower by 0.04%. Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 crept up 0.05% and 0.1%, respectively. Switzerland's SMI ended 0.02% down, while the pan European Stoxx 600 settled 0.09% up.

Among other markets in Europe, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden ended higher.

Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Russia and Turkiye closed weak, while Austria, Ireland and Portugal ended flat.

In the UK market, Land Securities and Convatec Group climbed 2.5% and 2.2%, respectively. Airtel Africa, British Land, Mondi, Segro, Entain, JD Sports Fashion and Experian gained 1 to 2%.

Endeavour Mining fell 4%. Babcock International ended nearly 3% down, while St. James's Place, Pershing Square Holdings, British American Tobacco, Anglo American Plc., Intercontinental Hotels Group, BT Group and Halma lost 1 to 2%.

In the German market, Adidas moved up nearly 2.5% and Continental gained 2.3%. Zalando, Bayer, BASF, Mercedes-Benz, Merck, Brenntag, Vonovia and Deutsche Telekom closed up by 1 to 1.5%.

Deutsche Bank and Rheinmetall fell 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively. Commerzbank, Volkswagen, MTU Aero Engines and Allianz also closed weak.

In the French market, Publicis Groupe, Veolia Environment, Michelin, Orange, Sanofi, TotalEnergies, Engie, ArcelorMittal and Carrefour moved higher.

Safran, Renault, Kering, AXA and Thales closed lower by 0.6 to 1.4%.

In economic news, the number of people registered as unemployed in mainland France declined by 21,500 in November 2025 to 3.129 million, following two consecutive periods of sharp increases. In October, jobless claims stood at 3.151 million, a seven-month high.

On year-on-year basis, the total number of registered unemployed increased by 197,300 compared to November 2024.

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