European Stocks End Tuesday with Mixed Results

(MENAFN) European equity markets delivered a split performance Tuesday, with resource-based shares rallying while major indexes diverged across the continent.

The pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index edged up 0.1% to settle at 617.93. Meanwhile, the Stoxx 600 Basic Resources index surged over 4.2% to close Tuesday's session, propelled by a precious metals rebound following a historic price collapse that sent mining equities soaring.

Italy's FTSE MIB 30 climbed 0.9% to reach 46,420.52 points.

Conversely, Germany's DAX 40 slipped 0.09% to 24,775.35 points, while the UK's FTSE 100 index declined 0.26% to finish at 10,314.59.

France's CAC 40 index also retreated 0.02% to end at 8,179.5 points.

Global market sentiment remains fixated on uncertainties surrounding the partial United States government shutdown and anticipation that Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, will steer clear of aggressive interest rate cuts. Tuesday's rebound in gold and silver valuations has reinvigorated risk appetite among traders.

Within Europe, the European Central Bank's (ECB) Bank Lending Survey (BLS) report—a crucial monetary policy gauge surveying 153 financial institutions—revealed corporate loan demand registered a modest uptick in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Banking institutions additionally project sustained expansion in corporate loan demand throughout the first quarter of 2026.

Across the region, investor attention centers on forthcoming policy interest rate decisions from the ECB and the Bank of England scheduled this week.

The euro/dollar parity stood at 1.181, advancing 0.22% as of 1840GMT.

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