Carmakers drive European stocks to one-week low; tech in focus
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Updated at 1610 GMT
By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian
May 22 (Reuters) -European stocks closed at a one-week low on Wednesday, hurt by a sell-off in automakers following a report about possible Chinese tariffs on imported cars, while tech stocks ticked higher ahead of U.S.-based Nvidia's results.
European automakers .SXAP fell 1.4% to a more than three-month low, with shares of Mercedes-Benz MBGn.DE, BMW BMWG.DE and Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE falling between 0.7% and 1.7%.
China should raise its import tariffs on large gasoline-powered cars to 25%, a government-affiliated auto research body expert told China's Global Times newspaper, as the country faces sharply higher U.S. auto import duties and possibly additional duties to enter the European Union.
The European Commission launched an investigation in October into whether fully-electric cars manufactured in China were receiving unfair subsidies and warranted extra tariffs. The EU could impose provisional duties in July.
The Europe-wide STOXX 600 index .STOXX dipped 0.3%, also pressured by a tick up in sovereign bond yields after data showed UK inflation easedless than expected in April. GVD/EUR
Tech stocks .SX8P were a bright spot, up 0.6% as investors awaited quarterly results from AI darling Nvidia NVDA.O later in the day to gauge if the recent market rally could continue.
"Global semiconductors is definitely one area that we see strongly benefiting from this sustained AI demand and to some extent some European companies can benefit," said Maximilian Kunkel, chief investment officer for Global Family & Institutional Wealth at UBS.
"The big story that we've seen in terms of earnings delivery so far is that we're seeing a narrowing of the gap between the United States and the euro zone."
A surge among European tech stocks following an upbeat outlook from Nvidia in February helped the benchmark STOXX index hit an all-time high for the first time this year.
However, a Reuters poll showed a rally in European shares has made them more vulnerable to possible pull-backs in the latter part of 2024, although signs of economic recovery and the start of a rate-cutting cycle could push them back to new peaks in the following year.
Elsewhere, the luxury sector .STXLUXP dropped over 2% to mark its worst day in over three months.
Swiss Life SLHN.S dipped 2% after Switzerland's largest life insurer narrowed its 2024 outlook for fee income.
Marks & Spencer MKS.L jumped 5.1% after the British retailer beat forecasts with a 58% rise in annual profit.
Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Mark Potter
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