After sliding as much as 0.6 per cent, the pan-European STOXX 600 index recouped some of the losses in late afternoon trading to close 0.1 per cent lower. ― Reuters pic
BP rose 6.5 per cent even as it cut its dividend for the first time in a decade and recorded a US$6.7 billion quarterly loss. German drugs and pesticides group Bayer slipped 2.4 per cent as moves to settle lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller contributed to a €9.5 billion loss. “The rate of how rapidly sales were recovering in June ― because that was a much better guide for what will happen in the second half of the year ― has not tended to give enough confidence to upgrade.”
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