European indexes flat as investors read economic indicators

[Global Business Strategy on Digital Display]
Tom Werner

London (UKX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UKX]) +0.11% to 9,589. UK's retail sales rise 1.5% Y/Y in September [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4508059-uks-retail-sales-rise-15-yy-in-september#source=url_first_level%3Amarket-news%7Csection%3Amarket-pulse%7Csection_asset%3Anews_title]. UK car production tumbled 27% Y/Y in September. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index for the UK rose to -17 in October 2025 from -19 in September, beating expectations for a decline to -20 as shoppers geared up for the Black Friday sales.

Germany (DAX:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DAX:IND]) +0.07% to 24,226, Germany’s manufacturing, services, and composite PMIs rise in October [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4508071-germanys-manufacturing-services-and-composite-pmis-rise-in-october].

France (CAC:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CAC:IND]) -0.12% to 8,217, Business activity in France falls at quickest pace since February. [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4508070-business-activity-in-france-falls-at-quickest-pace-since-february#source=url_first_level%3Amarket-news%7Csection%3Amarket-pulse%7Csection_asset%3Anews_title]Consumer confidence in France rose to 90 in October.

In other parts of Europe, Spain's unemployment rate rises more than expected in Q3. [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4508068-spains-unemployment-rate-rises-more-than-expected-in-q3#source=url_first_level%3Amarket-news%7Csection%3Amarket-pulse%7Csection_asset%3Anews_title]

The manufacturing confidence indicator in Denmark rose to 92.3 in October.

Producer prices in Sweden rose 0.5% Y/Y in September. Producer prices in Finland fell by 0.3% Y/Y in September.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STOXX] (STOXX) [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STOXX] turned 0.75% higher to 568.8.

COMING UP IN THE SESSION: Euro Area and UK's flash PMI readings expected shortly.

In the bond market, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury was up 1 basis point to 4.00%.

Germany's 10-year yield was down less than 1 basis point to 2.58%.

UK's 10-year yield was down 3 basis points to 4.41%.

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