{"id":46785,"date":"2023-08-10T10:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/uncategorized\/european-stocks-climb-higher-banks-rebound-after-tax-worries\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:34:38","slug":"european-stocks-climb-higher-banks-rebound-after-tax-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=46785","title":{"rendered":"European stocks climb higher; banks rebound after tax worries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"imgCarousel\" class=\"imgCarousel\">\n<p><span class=\"text\">\u00a9 Reuters <\/span><br \/>\n<i class=\"imgGrad\"><\/i>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investing.com &#8211; European stock markets traded higher Wednesday, as investors attempted to recoup recent losses while digesting more quarterly corporate earnings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At 03:50 ET (07:50 GMT), the  index in Germany traded 1% higher, the  in France gained 1.3% and the  in the U.K. climbed 0.8%.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Europe&#8217;s banks bounce after Tuesday&#8217;s weakness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sentiment has been boosted in Europe Wednesday by gains in the banking sector, bouncing after the previous session\u2019s sharp losses on the surprise announcement by the Italian government of a 40% windfall tax on its lenders, which helped drag the wider European stock markets sharply lower.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Italian authorities clarified the situation late Tuesday by stating that the new tax could not breach 0.1% of a lender&#8217;s total assets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Italy&#8217;s major lenders, UniCredit (BIT:), Banco BPM (BIT:) and <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Corporation\"><span itemprop=\"name\"> Intesa Sanpaolo <\/span><\/span> (BIT:), all gained over 2% Wednesday, dragging the wider European banking index higher.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Corporate earnings continue to flow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The earnings season continues Wednesday, with Ahold Delhaize (AS:) stock falling 2.7% after the Dutch supermarket chain&#8217;s second-quarter net profit came in below expectations even as the company raised its free cash flow guidance for 2023, helped by growth in loyalty and online sales.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Delivery Hero (ETR:) stock soared 8% after the German online takeaway food company raised its full-year revenue outlook, while Continental (ETR:) stock rose 0.5% even as the tire manufacturer lowered its outlook for its tires sector, citing a declining market in the tire-replacement business in Europe and North America.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Flutter Entertainment (LON:) stock fell over 5% despite the world&#8217;s largest online betting company&#8217;s first-half core earnings jumping 76% as its fast-growing U.S. Fanduel brand turned a profit for the first time. Still, its full-year guidance could be seen as conservative after the string first half.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Across the pond, a lot of attention will be on the numbers from Walt <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Corporation\"><span itemprop=\"name\"> Disney <\/span><\/span> (NYSE:), with investors listening for any updates on the future of the entertainment giant\u2019s ESPN sports channel and the movie studio&#8217;s plans for navigating an ongoing writer and actor strike in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>China\u2019s inflation data disappoints<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The gains in Europe have emerged despite the release of disappointing inflation data out of China, suggesting the world\u2019s second-largest economy, and a major export market for Europe&#8217;s biggest companies, is still struggling after a dismal second quarter.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">China\u2019s  fell 0.3% in the 12 months to July, the first annual contraction in CPI since September 2021, while the  shrank 4.4% in the same month.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Crude rebounds despite U.S. inventory build<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Oil prices rebounded after early losses Wednesday, helped by the wider boost to risk taking.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, gains are likely to be limited given the concerns over the health of the Chinese economy, the world&#8217;s largest oil importer, as well as indications of a large weekly build in U.S. inventories.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Data from the  showed that U.S. crude inventories grew by over 4 million barrels in the week to July 28, much more than expectations for a small draw.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Official inventory data from the  is due later in the session, amid concerns that U.S. fuel demand may be falling as the end of the summer season approaches.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">By 03:50 ET,  futures traded 0.3% higher at $83.15 a barrel, while the  contract climbed 0.2% to $86.36. Both contracts gained nearly $1 the previous day.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Additionally,  rose 0.2% to $1,963.55\/oz, while  traded 0.3% higher at 1.0981.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/stock-market-news\/european-stock-futures-higher-chinese-inflation-data-banking-sector-in-focus-3149084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Reuters Investing.com &#8211; European stock markets traded higher Wednesday, as investors attempted to recoup recent losses while digesting more quarterly corporate earnings. At 03:50 ET (07:50 GMT), the index in Germany traded 1% higher, the in France gained 1.3% and the in the U.K. climbed 0.8%. 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