12:00 PM EDT, 09/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European stock markets closed mixed in Tuesday trading as The Stoxx Europe 600 edged 0.09% higher, Germany's DAX was down 0.31%, the FTSE 100 was up 0.26%, France's CAC rose 0.29%, and the Swiss Market Index was off 0.23%.

In France, output declined in the manufacturing industry in July after a sharp rise the previous month, according to the Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies.

In Ireland, construction activity continued to decline in August as the headline seasonally adjusted AIB Ireland Construction Total Activity Index declined to 45.9 in August from 47.1 in July. It was the fourth straight month the index remained below the 50.0 threshold separating expansion from contraction.

And in corporate news, Shell's Energy Europe unit said Tuesday it entered into a 10-year natural gas sales agreement with Hungarian firm MVM CEEnergy. Under the agreement, effective January 2026, Shell Energy said it will deliver around 200 million cubic meters of natural gas annually.

Shares of Shell were up 1% on the FTSE 100.

Net prices for weight-loss drugs produced by the likes of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly were seen as "cost-effective", said the Boston-based Institute for Clinical and Economic Review in a draft study on Tuesday. The institute gave Novo's semaglutide and Eli Lilly's tirzepatide high cost-effectiveness ratings and said these therapies resulted in increased quality-adjusted life-years and fewer cardiovascular events compared to treatment with lifestyle modifications alone.

Novo Nordisk shares fell 2.4% in Copenhagen.

Pearson said Tuesday it signed a multi-year deal to become the exclusive provider of Salesforce's certification exams globally. Pearson VUE will oversee a catalog of 80 Salesforce certification exams, including Salesforce Administrator and Agentforce Specialist.

Shares of Pearson gained 0.7% in London.