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Andreas Berger, chief executive officer of Swiss RE AG, at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
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European markets opened mixed on Friday as traders parsed through several earnings reports and economic data at the end of the week.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last up 0.2% after the opening bell. London’s FTSE 100 was nearly 0.2% higher, while Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 were trading just below the flatline.
On Friday, among the European companies reporting earnings are BASF, Swiss Re, Holcim, IAG, and Amadeus.
Reinsurance firm Swiss Re reported a profit of $4.8 billion for 2025 on Friday, up 47% from the previous year, and the “highest level” in its history, according to CEO Andreas Berger.
The company cited “disciplined underwriting, strong investment returns, and low large loss activity outside of the first quarter” for its results. It also announced plans for a $1.5 billion share buyback scheme. Its shares were up 5% shortly after the opening bell.
Barclays was down about 1.2% in morning dealmaking following reports that the U.K. lender was exposed to the stricken mortgage provider Market Financial Solutions to the tune of £600 million ($809 million).
Santander is also said have provided financing to London-headquartered MFS, which specializes in bridge loans and buy-to-let mortgages. Santander was down 1%. MFS entered insolvency proceedings in a U.K. court earlier this week.
On the economic data front, Germany, France, and Spain are releasing inflation data, with unemployment figures from Germany and France and U.K. housing prices.
In the U.K., all eyes are on the parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, where the Green Party won and overturned a large majority for the governing party, Labour.
Reform UK came second, while Labour fell to third, which would be a significant setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
European markets closed mixed in Thursday’s session after investors pored over earnings from the likes of Puma, Rolls-Royce, Engie, and LSEG.
U.S. stock futures pulled back overnight after Nvidia’s latest results failed to boost the broader market with software stocks falling, including Salesforce and Microsoft.
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday.
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