By European stocks slipped on Tuesday as healthcare stocks fell.
The Stoxx Europe 600
SXXP,
-0.17%
fell 0.2% to 471.19, as Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk
NOVO.B,
-1.85%,
Spanish utility Iberdrola
IBE,
-1.69%
and Asia-focused banking giant HSBC Holdings
HSBA,
-1.77%
slipped.
Of the major regional indexes, the German DAX
DAX,
+0.30%
gained 0.3%, while the French CAC 40
PX1,
-0.54%
declined 0.4% and the U.K. FTSE 100
UKX,
-0.34%
declined 0.3%.
The biggest Stoxx 600 gainer was Zur Rose
ROSE,
+6.65%,
which rose 7%.
The biggest Stoxx 600 faller was Kesko
KESKOB,
-5.73%,
which fell 5%.
