December 25, 2024

European stocks opened slightly higher on Thursday as traders reviewed another batch of earnings reports, while losses in U.S. markets weighed on global sentiment.

Pan-European Stoke 600 The index was up 0.62% as of 9:30 a.m. London time, with most major exchanges and sectors in positive territory. Travel and leisure stocks rose 2.21%, while retail stocks were the only exception, falling 0.2%.

shares Renault The French automaker reported an unexpected rise in third-quarter revenue on strong demand for its pricier models, sending its shares up 7%.

french fashion house Hermes Shares in the company rose 2.3% after reporting a jump in third-quarter sales before retreating slightly as demand for its Birkin bags continued to outweigh a broader decline in luxury goods sales. Shares last traded up 1.8%.

at the same time, barclays bank Bank of England shares also rose 2.85% after the bank announced better-than-expected third-quarter results.

Sentiment returned to optimism after U.S. markets fell on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Index closed down more than 400 points, or 0.96%, the largest one-day drop since early September. The S&P 500 fell 0.92% and the Nasdaq fell 1.6%. It was the third straight day of losses for the Dow Jones and S&P 500.

These losses contributed to most of the losses in Asia-Pacific markets overnight. U.S. stock futures tied to the S&P 500 were trading near the flat line.

—CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han contributed to this market summary

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