European stocks were mostly lower on Wednesday, with the pan European Stoxx 600 dropping 0.3 percent. Technology stocks led losses, with Dassault facing pressure from a soft European automotive sector. TotalEnergies rose 1.3 percent, while Dassault Systemes plummeted 20 percent after weak Q4 results. Randstad slumped 8.5 percent, Ahold Delhaize soared 7 percent, and Heineken announced job cuts, jumping 5.3 percent. Commerzbank tumbled 3 percent, Siemens Energy surged 6 percent, and Thyssenkrupp Nucera added 1.1 percent. Schindler Holding plunged 8 percent, Renishaw surged 2.7 percent, and London Stock Exchange Group shares rose 2.5 percent.

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