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Euro Stoxx 50 closes 0.64 percent higher at 6,207.45 points

Published on 10/29/2026 at 22:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Euro Stoxx 50 closed at 6,207.45 points on October 29, gaining 0.64 percent from the previous session. Strong corporate results and the ECB's rate decision outweighed pressure on technology shares and renewed inflation concerns.

Euro Stoxx 50 closes higher

  • The Euro Stoxx 50 ended October 29 at 6,207.45 points, up 0.64 percent from the previous close.
  • Investors weighed strong corporate earnings against technology-sector pressure linked to Alphabet's results and AI spending.
  • The ECB left interest rates unchanged while warning that elevated energy prices pose inflation risks.
  • Shell, Adidas, Renault and other reporting companies supported European equities.
Euro Stoxx 50, EU0009658145, Illustration mit AI erstellt.
Euro Stoxx 50, EU0009658145, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

The Euro Stoxx 50 finished Thursday's session at 6,207.45 points, up 0.64 percent from the previous close of 6,167.81 points. The index traded between 6,147.28 and 6,222.72 points during the session, according to finanzen.ch. The result marked a recovery from the early-session weakness reported by the financial publication and left the benchmark 2.41 percent higher for the week.

ECB decision supports risk appetite

The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged. Policymakers nevertheless highlighted the inflation risks associated with elevated energy prices, while indicating that future decisions would remain dependent on incoming economic data. The euro and eurozone government bond yields moved lower after the decision, according to Borsa Italiana.

The rate decision came after the Federal Reserve had also kept US borrowing costs unchanged on Wednesday. Market participants continued to consider whether persistent inflation could require further monetary tightening, with another ECB increase being discussed for December. ECB President Christine Lagarde also confirmed plans to leave office in February, adding a political element to the policy outlook.

Earnings offset technology weakness

Corporate results provided support for the broader European market. Shell rose after reporting its highest quarterly profit since 2022 and increasing its share buybacks. TotalEnergies gained after reporting a more than doubling of third-quarter profit, while Airbus advanced after maintaining its full-year forecasts and production plans. Renault also benefited from stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue, according to Reuters.

The positive earnings impulse was not uniform. European banking shares lagged after mixed results from BBVA, while technology stocks faced pressure following disappointing Alphabet results and concerns about the cost of artificial-intelligence infrastructure. Within the Euro Stoxx 50, finanzen.ch listed Adidas, Bayer, Deutsche Bank and Renault among the stronger performers, while SAP was among the weaker shares.

Index closes above prior session

For investors, the session combined a supportive earnings backdrop with a less accommodative interest-rate outlook. The 0.64 percent gain was calculated against the previous close using the same Euro Stoxx 50 index variant. Further coverage of the benchmark is available on our Euro Stoxx 50 topic page.

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