Mixed signs in the European markets in the middle of low mobility due to Christmas

European stock markets showed mixed signs on Wednesday, as falling trades continued due to the holidays.

On the board, the pan-European STOXX 600 index closed with losses of 0.1% at 487.98 points, while intra-conference it reached a breath from the record of 490.58 points that it recorded in mid-November.

The German DAX lost 0.70% at 15,852.25 points, while the French CAC 40 closed with a loss of 0.27% at 7,162.52 points after yesterday’s high.

The British FTSE 100 rose 0.66% to 7,420.69 points after the holiday of the previous two days, with the index heading for the best annual performance since 2009, showing overall gains of 15.4%.

In the region the Italian FTSE MIB and the Spanish IBEX lose 0.37% and 0.17% respectively.

Global stock markets have seen an impressive rally this year as the world’s largest economies have recovered strongly from the 2020 recession and employment has improved globally, but the rapid spread of the omicron mutation in recent weeks appears to spark new risks in closing. year.

Growth rate has slowed amid the latest wave of the pandemic fueled by the micron-transmitting superconducting mutation. The new coronavirus strain has forced many countries to return to stricter restrictive measures and lockdowns, jeopardizing the economic recovery.

The World Health Organization warned today that “the global risk associated with the new worrying Omicron variant remains very high”, although it left a glimmer of hope, noting that data from Britain, South Africa and Denmark suggest that risk of needing hospitalization in case of Omicron infection compared to Delta.

In the individual stocks, it was those in the media, mining and retail sectors that moved significantly higher. S4 Capital, Glencore and Howden Joinery were just some of the UK stocks topped the Euro Stoxx 600.