MW: Europe stocks on track for third day of losses
By Sara Sjolin
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets were on track for a third straight day of losses on Tuesday, as concerns about global growth remained in the spotlight after recent weaker-than-expected data in both China and the U.S. Later in the day, attention turns to Germany's ZEW economic sentiment indicator to gauge the economic development in Europe's largest economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP -0.41% lost 0.2% to 289.80, adding to a 0.7% loss from Monday. Germany's DAX 30 index DX:DAX -0.48% fell 0.1% to 7,702.21, while France's CAC 40 index FR:PX1 -0.36% was slightly lower at 3,709.80. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UK:UKX -0.44% gave up 0.2% to 6,329.14. Shares of Danone SA FR:BN +3.87% gained 3.7% after the firm released upbeat first-quarter sales figures.
