Europe's STOXX 600 dips as rate worries linger
European shares slipped for a third straight session on Thursday ahead of further economic data from the euro zone that will provide more clues on the European Central Bank's interest rate path, while rate woes continued to dampen sentiment.
slipped for a third straight session on Thursday ahead of further from the euro zone that will provide more clues on the 's path, while rate woes continued to dampen sentiment.The pan-European index was down 0.1%, as of 0712 GMT, as led the losses with a 1.3% slide.
The main focus will be on the euro zone's economic sentiment data, due at 0900 GMT, expected to see a slight improvement in May, while April's due at the same time will help gauge the economic strength of the region.
Remarks from Governor Gabriel Makhlouf and Governor Andrew Bailey will be on investors' radar later in the day, with key from the U.S. and euro zone due on Friday.
10-year bund yeilds were steady at 2.671% on Thursday after a spike in the previous session following weak U.S. Treasury auctions and strong data that threw rate cuts in doubt.
of were down 3.3% after a big drop in peer Salesforce, which missed expectations due to weak client spending on its cloud and enterprise products.
UK's Auto Trader was the top gainer on STOXX 600, rising 9% after the car retailer beat analysts' profit estimate.
Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times
