European stocks closed mixed as investors navigated trade tensions and profit warnings. The Stoxx 600 ended down 0.19%, while the FTSE 100 and DAX climbed. Bunzl tanked 25.6% on weak results, while WH Smith posted a first-half loss. Sartorius zoomed nearly 10% in the German market. UK consumer price inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, below expectations. Eurozone inflation slowed in March, with the harmonized index of consumer prices climbing 2.2%. The euro area current account surplus fell to EUR 34 billion in February. Markets await the ECB’s monetary policy announcement on Thursday.

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