European markets close slightly lower; FTSE ticks up after UK inflation hits BOE target
Publishing timestamp: 2024-06-19 11:56:55
Summary
European stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with tech stocks leading losses and mining stocks gaining. U.K. inflation data for May was in line with expectations, hitting Bank of England's target ahead of its policy rate decision on Thursday. Games Workshop forecasted higher pre-tax profit. Asia-Pacific markets rose after Nvidia became the world's most valuable public company.
Sentiment: NEUTRAL
Tickers: .FTSE, .GDAXI, NVDA, .FTMIB, MSFT, GAW-GB, .FCHI, .STOXX,
Keywords: italy, france, stoxx 600, world markets, games workshop group plc, business news, london, ftse mib, ftse 100, prices, cac 40 index, germany, dax, world economy,
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/19/european-markets-stocks-news-and-uk-inflation-data.html