12:15 PM EDT, 05/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets closed lower in Tuesday trading as The Stoxx Europe 600 was down 0.21%, the Swiss Market Index decreased 0.30%, France's CAC fell 0.67%, the FTSE in London was off 0.09%, and Germany's DAX dropped 0.23%. Seasonally adjusted production in construction increased 0.1% in the euro area and decreased 0.1%...

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