European stocks had a mixed performance, with the Stoxx 600 down 0.07%. UK’s FTSE 100 fell 0.31%, while France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.07%. Croda International and Coca-Cola HBC led gainers. AstraZeneca projected revenue growth. BP tumbled over 6% after wider losses. In France, Kering surged 10%. Philips soared 11% on strong earnings. France’s unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in Q4 2025, with 2.5 million unemployed. The youth unemployment rate increased to 21.5%. Markets in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, and Norway gained, while Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and Türkiye closed weak.

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