Major stock equities in Europe ended Wednesday's trading session mostly with losses after the latest comment by United States President Donald Trump about the upcoming tariffs seemed to dampen investor confidence. Meanwhile, traders looked at the latest inflation numbers from the United Kingdom and the economic outlook report from Switzerland.
Germany's DAX fell 1.15% after Sartorius plunged 5.22%. At the same time, the Euro Stoxx 50 declined 1.17% with Ferrari contracting 3.71%. France's CAC 40 lost 1% as Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin plummeted 6.05%. Britain's FTSE 100 traded in green territory, rising 0.31% after Shell gained 2.39%.
The euro traded flat against the dollar and sold for $1.07878 at 5:31 pm CET, whereas the pound sterling slid 0.38% against the dollar to sell for $1,28948 a minute later.
