Investing.com - European stocks were mixed after the closing bell on Tuesday.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX fell 0.45%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.13%, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.25% and the EURO STOXX 50 was down 0.03%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the euro zone rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in the last quarter from 0.8% in the preceding quarter.
Analysts had expected GDP to rise 0.3% in the last quarter.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were down after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.31%; the S&P 500 index shed 1.61%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined 1.82%.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX fell 0.45%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.13%, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.25% and the EURO STOXX 50 was down 0.03%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the euro zone rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in the last quarter from 0.8% in the preceding quarter.
Analysts had expected GDP to rise 0.3% in the last quarter.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were down after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.31%; the S&P 500 index shed 1.61%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined 1.82%.