STOXX 600 logs worst month in a year on earnings, US election caution
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STOXX 600 down 1.2% on day, off 3.4% in October
Updates with closing levels
By Ankika Biswas and Pranav Kashyap
Oct 31 (Reuters) -Europe's STOXX 600 slumped over 1% onThursday, notching the steepest monthly decline in a year, dragged down by bleak corporate earnings and as investors await more clarity on macroeconomic conditions and the U.S. election outcome.
The pan-European main stock index.STOXX closed 1.2% lower, falling to its lowest level since mid August, with the retail sector .SXRP leading an overall market decline with a 4% slide.
The STOXX 600 notched a monthly decline of 3.4%, with the technology .SX8P and real estate .SX86P sectorsbearing the brunt of a selloff this month.
France's main CAC 40 index .FCHI was the top monthly laggard among its regional peers.
The nail-biting U.S. presidential election has kept investors on their toes. The potential for higher tariffs and increased defence budgets coulddeal a blow to an already struggling European economy in case of a Donald Trump win.
Some caution also emerged after a higher-than-expected rise in eurozone inflation in October and scope for a further pick-up in coming months, bolstering the case for caution in European Central Bank monetary policy easing. This follows a 25 bps interest-rate cut this month.
"This (inflation data), together with better-than-expected GDP readings across the bloc, should be enough to kill off risks that the ECB cuts rates by 50 bps in December," according to Nick Rees, senior FX market analyst at Monex Europe.
"Underlying price pressures continue to ease, which should be enough to see a succession of 25-bp cuts over coming meetings."
Earnings have also failed to excite investors, with industries such as heavyweight luxury companies, automakers and brewers , among others, hurt by anaemic Chinese demand.
Technology stocks .SX8P were among the worst-hit, with sentiment towards the sector declining further after quarterly reports from U.S. tech giants Meta Platforms META.O and Microsoft MSFT.O.
Anheuser-Busch InBev ABI.BR, the largest beer maker, slumped 6% after reporting third-quarter profits, revenues and volumes behind forecasts.
Lender BNP Paribas BNPP.PA fell 4.2% as third-quarter results from its investment banking division, lower-than-expected capital buffers and weaker-than-expected sales in Belgium disappointed investors.
Rubis RUBF.PA slid 10% after the French liquid-products-distributor cut its 2024 profit outlook, while telecoms group Swisscom SCMN.S dropped 5% after lower nine-month revenue .
Meanwhile, Societe Generale SOGN.PA jumped 11% after the French bank beat profit estimates , with CEO Slawomir Krupa shaking up his management team.
Belgian biotech company Argenx ARGX.BR climbed 6% after better-than-expected third-quarter results .
Maersk MAERSKb.CO rose 7.8% as stronger-than-expected third-quarter freight rates lifted its Ocean division and boosted full-year earnings expectations.
French energy infrastructure company Technip Energies TE.PA was up 11% after lifting its annual revenue guidance .
Reporting by Pranav Kashyap and Ankika Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza, Sonia Cheema and Sharon Singleton
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