European stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index still completing three consecutive uptrends as investors assess the next moves of the EU. and the US in the field of sanctions after the images of horror from the Ukrainian city of Bucha and other areas near Kyiv that were revealed after the withdrawal of Russian forces, causing worldwide outcry.
In the city of Bucharest, Ukrainian authorities have located dozens of civilian bodies, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of genocide and war crimes. The images from Boutsa “indicate that civilians were deliberately targeted,” a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said today. US President Biden has directly accused Putin of being a “war criminal”, stressing that the Russian president should be held accountable. The EU For its part, it is considering a ban on coal imports from Russia, while warning that the imposition of measures on natural gas remains on the table.
On the board, the pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.2% to 463.07 points.
The German DAX fell 0.65% to 14,424.36 points, while the French CAC 40 lost 1.3% to 6,645.51 points. The British FTSE 100 strengthened by 0.7% to 7,613.72 points.
In the region, the Italian FTSE MIB fell 0.9%, while the Spanish IBEX 35 rose 1.2%.
Source: Capital
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