Hays slumps on H1 profit warning
Eurozone unemployment rate due at 1000 GMT
STOXX 600 down 0.2

Jan 9 Reuters European equities slipped on Tuesday, weighed by the losses in technology and financial stocks, with investors anticipating more economic data to assess the European Central Bank39;s monetary policy for the year.

The panEuropean STOXX 600 lost 0.2 as of 0930 GMT, with technology and banks leading declines, down 0.9 and 0.8 respectively.

Weighing on the sentiment, German industrial production unexpectedly fell in November from the previous month, marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline.

Germany39;s DAX 40 shed 0.3, with the yield on the German 10year government bond inching up to 2.177.

Market participants are now focussing on euro zone unemployment rate for November, due at 1000 GMT, for insights into the state of the economy, ahead of the ECB39;s policy meeting later in the month.

The easy part in the reduction of inflation is behind us now. It is going to be more difficult now to go from the current level to the 2 target from the ECB, said Roland Kaloyan, head of European equity strategy at Societe Generale.

There are still some inflationary forces around, particularly from the job market and wage growth, which could continue to support inflation through 2024 in Europe.

Money markets, however, have largely priced in a pause in ratehikes from the central bank in its upcoming meeting. 0ECBWATCH

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