European shares rose on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off concerns over output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and anticipated the upcoming euro zone inflation data. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%, driven by an increase in retail and real estate stocks, while tech stocks dipped 0.1%. Bond yields rose amid fears of inflation caused by OPEC’s decision to reduce oil production by 1.16 million barrels per day. Investors looked to Euro zone producers’ price data to get more insights into the European Central Bank’s monetary policy.
Credit Suisse’s annual general meeting was also on investors’ radar, where the management will face shareholders for the first time after the Swiss bank was rescued last month by UBS. L’Oreal shares were up 0.2% after the cosmetics group agreed to buy Aesop, an Australian luxury brand, from Natura & Co at an enterprise value of $2.53 billion.
One of the major players in the European stock market mentioned in the article is UBS. UBS is a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS provides services to private, institutional, and corporate clients worldwide, and is considered one of the world’s largest wealth managers. Their Corporate and Investment Bank serves over 5,500 institutions in more than 50 countries with a full suite of global financial products and services.
The article also mentioned Loréal, a French cosmetics company. L’Oréal Group is the largest cosmetics company in the world. L’Oréal is headquartered in Clichy, a commune of Hauts-de-Seine, France and has developed activities in the field of cosmetics, concentrating on hair color, skin care, sun protection, make-up and perfumes. The company manufactures and markets products of brands such as Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, theBody Shop, and Maybelline among many others. The company also owns IT Cosmetics, a leading makeup brand.
