By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - European stocks closed the second trading day of the week with losses, except for France, amid a series of corporate financial results releases.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.07%, or 0.44 points, to close Tuesday at 620.97.
The UK's FTSE 100 index fell 0.31% to 10,353.84 points, and Germany's DAX 40 index was down 0.11% to end the day at 24,987.85 points.
Italy's FTSE MIB index also lost 0.04% to close at 46,802.99 points.
In the plus column, France's CAC 40 was up 0.06% to close at 8,327.88.
The EU Commission on Tuesday approved Google's acquisition of its cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion.
Hildegard Muller, head of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), warned that the sector is at a historic breaking point due to high costs and Brussels' regulations, stating that investments and jobs are rapidly shifting abroad.
Deutsche Bank announced that accepting Epstein as a client was a mistake.
BP's shares fell 6.5% after the company announced that its profit for 2025 declined 18.7% year-on-year, and the company suspended its share buyback program.
Phillips shares climbed 11.8% after the firm said net income for the year rose by €1.6 million ($1.9 million), which it attributed to higher income from operations, lower income tax charges, and smaller expenses.