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<h3>EUROPEAN SHARES SUBDUED, SET FOR WEEKLY GAIN</h3>
Major European equity indexes are relatively motionless on Friday with markets looking like they’re ready to wind down for the holiday period.
The STOXX 600 (.STOXX) is up less than 0.1% on Friday, taking its weekly gain to 1.3% in the last full trading week of 2025. Breadth is neutral with the number of advancing stocks largely matching the number of declining shares.
Major bourses in Frankfurt (.GDAXI) , Paris (.FCHI) and London (.FTSE) are also close to unchanged. Shares in WH Smith (SMWH.L) , the British retailer that has been beset with issues through 2025, are down 3.2% after the UK’s financial regulator said it was investigating the company over accounting failures. Shares have dropped over 40% this year.
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(Samuel Indyk)
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European shares little changed, Wall St futures higher
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European shares are subdued but set for a weekly gain, with the STOXX 600 up 1.3% for the week. Major indexes in Frankfurt, Paris, and London remain largely unchanged. WH Smith shares drop 3.2% due to an investigation by the UK financial regulator, contributing to a 40% decline this year. Wall Street futures are higher.

LIVE MARKETS-European shares subdued, set for weekly gain