European stocks returned early gains and closed lower on Wednesday, amid the caution investors exercised ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rate hikes.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed down 0.29% at 413.39 points, halting three days of gains that left it near seven-week highs.
The US central bank is set to raise its policy rate by 0.75 percentage points for the fourth time in a row on Wednesday, with some pricing in a smaller 0.50-point increase in December.
The personal and household goods, mining and technology sectors saw the biggest losses in Europe, with declines of between 1.3% and 1.8%.
- In LONDON, the Financial Times index fell 0.58% to 7,144.14 points.
- In FRANKFURT, the DAX index fell 0.61% to 13,256.74 points.
- In PARIS, the CAC-40 index lost 0.81%, to 6,276.88 points.
- In MILAN, the Ftse/Mib index appreciated by 0.03%, at 22,802.97 points.
- In MADRID, the Ibex-35 index registered a drop of 0.38%, at 7,968.60 points.
- In LISBON, the PSI20 index devalued 1.61%, to 5,734.11 points.
Source: CNN Brasil
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