European Stocks Muted as Investors Weigh Growth, Policy Risks

European equities were steady after falling the most since mid-March last week, as investors mulled the risks from an attempted armed uprising in Russia and focused on the outlook for economic growth and monetary policy.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 0.1% by the close in London, erasing earlier declines of as much as 0.7%. This was the sixth day of declines, the longest losing streak since October. Health care and food sectors underperformed, while energy, miners and chemicals gained.