欧洲股市延续盘中暴跌，周二大幅收低，原因是企业盈利低迷和对美联储的预期越来越强硬，同时市场消化了欧元区的一批关键数据。斯托克50指数下跌1.2%，收于4921点，斯托克600指数下跌0.6%，收于505点。欧元区第一季度GDP较上一季度增长0.3%，远高于市场预期的0.1%，而通胀今年首次没有放缓，核心指标的降幅低于预期。尽管如此，理事会成员表示，他们仍将在6月进行裁员。汽车行业成为企业界的焦点，Stellantis、Mercedes和Volkswagen在今年第一季度销量下降后暴跌11%至5%。银行也处于投资者的前列，尽管桑坦德银行公布了利润增长，但仍下跌了4%，反映了竞争对手西班牙对外银行昨天的发展。

European stocks extended their mid-session slump to close sharply lower on Tuesday amid pressure from underwhelming corporate earnings and increasingly hawkish expectations for the Federal Reserve, while markets digested a batch of key data from the Eurozone. The Stoxx 50 sank 1.2% to 4,921 and the Stoxx 600 dropped 0.6% to 505. The Euro Area’s GDP expanded by 0.3% from the previous quarter in Q1, firmly above market expectations of 0.1%, while the inflation refrained from slowing for the first time this year and the core gauge eased less than expected. Still, Governing Council members indicated they are still set for a June cut. The auto sector took the spotlight on the corporate front, with Stellantis, Mercedes, and Volkswagen plummeting between 11 and 5% after the three giants delivered lower sales in the first quarter of the year. Banks were also at investors’ forefront, with Santander dropping 4% despite posting a profit growth, mirroring developments from rival BBVA yesterday.