After languishing in negative territory till well past noon, European stocks staged a fairly good recovery in the final hour to end on a mixed note on Thursday. Investors largely kept their focus on corporate earnings updates.
Worries about Middle East tensions weighed, rendering the mood a bit bearish for much of the day's session.
The pan European Stoxx 600 edged up 0.05%. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 and Germany's DAX ended lower by 0.19% and 0.16%, respectively. France's CAC 40 moved up 0.87%. Switzerland's SMI climbed 1.38%.
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Market Analysis
August 21, 2026 14:42 ET The minutes of the latest policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, housing market data and manufacturing sector survey results were the main news for the U.S. economy this week. In Europe, inflation data from the U.K. was the highlight, while consumer price data from Japan drew attention in Asia.