European trading remains fragmented as the FTSE 100 shed 0.8% and France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.1%, despite a modest 0.2% climb for Germany’s DAX. Individual stock performances diverge sharply: Edenred shares surged 13.5% and Infineon Technologies gained 4.1%, while Lanxess and Carrefour retreated 5% and 4.2% respectively. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6%, yet the Hang Seng fell 2.2% and the Shanghai Composite edged down 0.4%.

Energy markets face downward pressure, with Brent crude falling 1.7% to $78.20 a barrel and WTI crude dropping 2.5% to $74.85. The Dutch TTF natural gas contract followed suit, losing 3.3% to 40.54 euros per megawatt hour. Meanwhile, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury settled at 4.444%, down 6 basis points, as the Wall Street Journal Dollar Index slipped 0.1% to 96.69.