European stocks dipped on Monday, snapping a five-week winning streak, as a surprise U.S. credit rating downgrade and weak economic data from China weighed on investor sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX), opens new tab was down 0.5% by 0725 GMT, retreating from seven-week highs touched on Friday. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. U.S. stock index futures fell more than 1% and longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields rose after credit rating agency Moody's cut its ratings on the country's debt, citing concerns about the nation's growing $36 trillion debt pile. Advertisement · Scroll to continue
Report This Ad Euro zone government bond yields also edged higher. Meanwhile, luxury stocks declined after April retail sales data from China missed expectations. Hermes (HRMS.PA), opens new tab, Burberry (BRBY.L), opens new tab and Moncler (MONC.MI), opens new tab each dropped about 2% as European luxury firms count on China as a big market for their products. Shares of BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), opens new tab rose 2.4% after the French bank announced a share buyback plan worth 1.08 billion euros ($1.21 billion).
