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<Europe> European Stocks Initially Decline; German Stocks Down 0.8% as Ericsson and Nokia Face Pressure
European stocks initially declined as US President Donald Trump postponed the deadline for an attack on Iranian power equipment by ten days, leaving investors cautious about the Mi...
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European stocks initially declined as US President Donald Trump postponed the deadline for an attack on Iranian power equipment by ten days, leaving investors cautious about the Middle East situation. The UK released February retail sales data, with both core and non-core sales exceeding expectations on a year-on-year basis.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell by 3.16 points or 0.5% to 577.68 points; the UK FTSE 100 index dropped 14 points or 0.1% to 9,958 points; the French CAC 40 index decreased by 26 points or 0.3% to 7,742 points; the German DAX index fell by 170 points or 0.8% to 22,442 points; the Spanish IBEX 35 index declined by 81 points or 0.5% to 16,881 points; and the Italian FTSE MIB index dropped 141 points or 0.3% to 43,560 points.

French liquor company Pernod Ricard announced discussions with US peer Brown-Forman about a merger, with its stock rising 3.2%. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca rose 3%. Telecom equipment stock Ericsson was downgraded by Santander Bank to "Neutral," causing its stock to fall 3.6%. Peer Nokia was also downgraded by the bank to "Underperform," with its stock dropping 3.5%. Novo Nordisk fell over 3%.

In US stock futures, DJIA futures rose 17 points to 46,247 points; S&P 500 index futures increased by 7 points or 0.1% to 6,532 points; Nasdaq 100 index futures rose 14 points or less than 0.1% to 23,809 points.

In the Asia-Pacific markets, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets rose 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively, while Hong Kong stocks increased by 0.4%. Taiwan stocks fell 0.7%, and both Japanese and South Korean markets dropped 0.4%. The Australian and New Zealand markets fell 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively. The Indian stock market recently fell 1.6%, while the Singapore stock market recently rose 0.3%. (fc/u)
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