European indexes turn lower as risk sentiment weakens

[Global Business Strategy on Digital Display]
Tom Werner

London (UKX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UKX]) -0.22% to 9,169. UK's inflation rises to 3.8% in July, highest in 18 months. [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4487268-uks-inflation-rises-to-38-in-july-touching-6-month-high#source=url_first_level%3Amarket-news%7Csection%3Amarket-pulse%7Csection_asset%3Anews_title]The British pound edged higher toward $1.35 after UK inflation came in hotter than expected.

Germany (DAX:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DAX:IND]) -0.56% to 24,284.

France (CAC:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CAC:IND]) -0.31% to 7,954.

Greece’s current account posted a deficit of €1.18B in June 2025, reversing from a surplus of €0.27B in the corresponding month of the previous year.

The annual inflation rate in Austria climbed to 3.6% in July.

The Swedish Riksbank maintained its policy rate at 2% in August.

Producer prices in Georgia rose by 3.6% in July.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STOXX] (STOXX) [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/STOXX] dropped 0.10% to 557.2 on Monday, as global risk sentiment weakened and most tech and Asian counterparts retreated. Europe's Aerospace & Defense index fell another 0.9% after the previous day's 2.6% drop, as optimism over a Ukraine ceasefire weighed on the sector. Germany’s Rheinmetall (OTCPK:RNMBF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RNMBF]) (OTCPK:RNMBY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RNMBY]) and Hensoldt (OTCPK:HNSDF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HNSDF]) (OTCPK:HAGHY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HAGHY]) slid nearly 2% each.

COMING UP IN THE SESSION: Euro Area inflation expected shortly.

IN THE BOND MARKET, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was up 1 basis point to 4.32%.

Germany's 10-year yield was down 2 basis points to 2.74%.

UK's 10-year yield was down 2 basis points to 4.72%.

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