{"id":118488,"date":"2021-07-20T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=118488"},"modified":"2021-07-20T16:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:51:09","slug":"european-stocks-claw-back-some-losses-helped-by-miners-ubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/european-stocks-claw-back-some-losses-helped-by-miners-ubs\/","title":{"rendered":"European stocks claw back some losses, helped by miners, UBS"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Reuters) – European stocks stabilised on Tuesday after their worst sell-off this year in the previous session, helped by a handful of positive corporate earnings and production updates from miners.<\/p> The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.5%, after worries about the fast-spreading coronavirus Delta variant and slowing economic growth had knocked 2.3% off the index on Monday.<\/p>\n Miners, among sectors that bore the brunt of Monday\u2019s bruising selloff, rose 1.2% after BHP Group and Anglo American provided upbeat production numbers.<\/p>\n Swiss bank UBS climbed 4.0% after it posted a 63% jump in second-quarter net profit, helped by a booming wealth management business. Peers Credit Suisse and Julius Baer also rose.<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough the U.S. economy is in a slowdown phase and we expect European growth to peak this summer, we continue to favour risk assets over a 12-month horizon,\u201d analysts at BCA Research wrote in a note.<\/p>\n \u201cThe UK is a case in point \u2014 broad-based vaccinations are keeping hospitalisation rates there low despite the sharp jump in COVID-19 infections. Thus, the market impact of the Delta variant may ultimately prove fleeting in developed economies.\u201d<\/p>\n British airline easyJet gained 1.9% after saying it plans to fly 60% of its pre-pandemic capacity in the July-September period.<\/p>\n Europe\u2019s travel & leisure index has fallen sharply from its April record highs, with travel-related stocks getting hit by soaring infections across the continent and last-minute changes to travel rules.<\/p>\n The U.S. government on Monday issued the highest warning against travel to Britain.<\/p>\n Graphic: Europe’s travel % leisure index drops 17% since April peak –<\/p>\n Among other stocks, Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor rose 2.3% after it raised its full-year revenue outlook.<\/p>\n French spirits group Remy Cointreau inched down 2.2% even as its first-quarter organic sales more than doubled after bars and restaurants reopened in Europe.<\/p>\n Analysts expect profit at STOX 600 companies to jump 108.6% in the second quarter versus a year ago, according to Refinitiv IBES estimates, as COVID-19 restrictions eased across Europe.<\/p>\n Sweden\u2019s AB Volvo fell 3.5% as it warned of further production disruptions and stoppages this year due to chip shortages.<\/p>\n Home appliances maker Electrolux tumbled 9.4% after it reported a lower-than-expected second-quarter operating profit and warned global supply chain woes would worsen in coming months.<\/p>\n