Sliding autos sector weighs on STOXX after profit warnings
STOXX 600 down 0.4%
Auto lag on VW, Stellantis profit warnings
Miners lead
Wall St futures steady
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SLIDING AUTOS SECTOR WEIGHS ON STOXX AFTER PROFIT WARNINGS
Major European equity indexes have opened slightly weaker on Monday, pressured by a decline in auto names after profit warnings from the fourth and fifth largest carmakers in Europe.
The STOXX 600 .STOXX is down 0.4%, with the autos & parts .SXAP index dropping 3.4%, trimming some of last week's gains, after the sector received a boost from China's latest stimulus measures.
Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE said it was cutting its 2024 outlook on faltering car demand, while Stellantis STLAM.MI slashed its forecast, citing worsening trends and Chinese competition. Shares are down 2.8% and 12.5%, respectively.
Shares in Britain's Aston Martin AML.L are tumbling 16.6% after the luxury car company also warned on profits.
Europe's miners are having a more positive day, up 1.5% on expectations that Chinese stimulus will revive demand for metals. The STOXX Europe 600 basic resources index .SXPP is on track for its sixth straight gain, its longest positive streak in almost a year.
In Asia, it was yin and yang for the major markets in Japan and China. Tokyo stocks .N225 tumbled 4.8% after Shigeru Ishiba won a leadership contest to become Japan's next prime minister. In China, shares in Shanghai rose over 8% after Beijing announced more stimulus measures.
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