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Inflation angst sends European stocks lower for third day

Published 04/13/2022, 03:29 AM
Updated 04/13/2022, 03:30 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO:The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 11, 2022.    REUTERS/Staff

(Reuters) - European shares retreated for a third straight session on Wednesday as anxiety about elevated inflation and its potential impact on upcoming earnings season dampened risk appetite.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.2%, with retail and technology stocks offsetting gains in miners.

Wall Street reversed early gains to end lower on Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose to over four-decade highs in March. UK's FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% as British inflation hit a 30-year high last month. (L)

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco (OTC:TSCDY) dropped 4.7% after it warned profit was likely to fall in the current year.

French luxury goods maker LVMH rose 1% as robust demand for Louis Vuitton and Dior products boosted first-quarter sales.

Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT)'s (TIM) gained 2.9% after reports French telecoms group Iliad was interested in making an offer TIM's domestic consumer service business.

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