European shares edged lower on Monday, as risk appetite showed signs of waning at the beginning of the final trading month of the year.
European shares edged lower on Monday, as risk appetite showed signs of waning at the beginning of the final trading month of the year.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 declined 0.2% to 575.28. The DAX in Germany slipped by 1%, the CAC 40 in France dropped by 0.3%, and the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom fell by 0.2%.
A raft of economic data from the region will be in focus this week, with investors attempting to gain a sense of the trajectory of the European economy heading into 2026. A gauge of Eurozone manufacturing sector activity decreased into contraction territory in November, while similar metrics in major European economies Germany and France shrank as well.
The outlook for the artificial intelligence industry also remains front of mind, although some worries around a possible bubble forming in the sector eased as November came to a close.
Meanwhile, Black Friday and Cyber Monday spending online in the United States and elsewhere is swirling around sentiment.