European stocks extend slide as French protests dent risk appetite
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- ✓European stocks fell on Tuesday as political unrest in France made investors cautious.
- ✓The STOXX 600 index slid 0.27% following a 0.8% drop in the previous session.
- ✓While markets struggled with protests and debt, French cloud provider OVHcloud saw shares jump 8.5% after reporting its first positive free cash flow.
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Political turmoil in France has cast a shadow over European markets, leading investors to adopt a more cautious stance. The STOXX 600 index slid by 0.27% following a prior drop of 0.8%. Widespread protests have intensified economic strife alongside mounting government debt. Amidst this unrest, OVHcloud, a French cloud services provider, reported robust revenue growth and its first positive levered free cash flow.
European shares extended losses on Tuesday as investors weighed the impact of political instability in France, which has dampened risk appetite across regional markets.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.27% at 637.84 points by 0709 GMT, after slipping 0.8% in the previous session. France's benchmark CAC 40 index edged 0.2% lower.
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