Focus: Europe
Market Close: Fri, 19 December 2025
Weekly Insights
European stock markets closed modestly higher or mixed on December 19, 2025, rebounding slightly after a softer week, with gains supported by banking sectors and positive sentiment from recent central bank actions.
Markets remained cautious amid year-end positioning, but banks provided a boost while tech and consumer stocks faced some pressure.
The European Central Bank (ECB) held rates steady earlier in the week (decision reflected in markets), upgrading its 2025 eurozone growth forecast to 1.4%.
The Bank of England (BoE) cut rates to 3.75% on December 18, offering support to UK assets.
Broader sentiment remained cautious due to lingering AI/tech valuation worries, softer U.S. cues earlier, and seasonal factors. Banks outperformed, while tech and sporting goods (e.g., impacted by Nike's weak outlook) lagged.
Despite the weekly dip, European equities have shown resilience in December, aligning with historical seasonal strength, though gains were muted compared to expectations for a stronger year-end rally.
Swing Trading Ideas (1–4 Weeks) - TEVO Methodology
- NEMETSCHEK SE (NEM:XETR) | MT-Qscore -7.3 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 99.12 | 5.78% | Hit Rate: 76%
- RELX PLC (REL:XLON) | MT-Qscore -8.6 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 31.9 | 4.66% | Hit Rate: 77%
- DSM-FIRMENICH AG (DSFIR:XAMS) | MT-Qscore -6.3 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 72.12 | 4.40% | Hit Rate: 80%
- LOTUS BAKERIES (LOTB:XBRU) | MT-Qscore -6.9 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 8098.37 | 4.23% | Hit Rate: 78%
- SIEGFRIED HO-REG (SFZN:XSWX) | MT-Qscore -8.3 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 77.67 | 4.81% | Hit Rate: 77%
- QINETIQ GROUP PL (QQ/:XLON) | MT-Qscore -5.6 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 4.69 | 6.21% | Hit Rate: 73%
- D'IETEREN GROUP (DIE:XBRU) | MT-Qscore -8.1 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 156.05 | 5.16% | Hit Rate: 70%
- VOLVO CAR AB-B (VOLCARB:XSTO) | MT-Qscore 7.1 | Medium-Term Reversal negative signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 27.1 | -9.11% | Hit Rate: 73%
- SAAB AB-B (SAABB:XSTO) | MT-Qscore -5.6 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 551.65 | 8.44% | Hit Rate: 68%
- FLUTTER ENTER-DI (FLTR:XLON) | MT-Qscore -7.3 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal At today’s Market Close. | Target1: 177.05 | 6.82% | Hit Rate: 70%
Market Movements
European benchmarks ended the week positively, with the FTSE 100 leading at +2.6% week-to-date, followed by the Stoxx 600 up 1.6%. The CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 posted smaller WTD gains of 1.0% and 0.7%, respectively, while the DAX edged up 0.4%. Volatility eased as the VSTOXX declined 7.0% over the period.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| SANTANDER BANK (SPL:XWAR) | +3.5% |
| RAIFFEISEN BANK (RBI:XWBO) | +2.9% |
| ACCIONA SA (ANA:XMAD) | +2.8% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| WORLDLINE (WLN:XPAR) | -8.0% |
| Munters Group AB (MTRS:XSTO) | -5.1% |
| ARCADIS NV (ARCAD:XAMS) | -3.6% |
Top Gainers (WTD)
| IG GROUP HOLDING (IGG:XLON) | +12.9% |
| TUI AG (TUI1:FRAA) | +11.8% |
| SERCO GROUP (SRP:XLON) | +11.0% |
Top Losers (WTD)
| ADP (ADP:XPAR) | -15.0% |
| SOITEC (SOI:XPAR) | -9.7% |
| GN STORE NORD (GN:XCSE) | -9.1% |
Top Sector Gainers (1-Day)*
| Utilities | +0.8% |
| Financials | +0.5% |
| Health Care | +0.5% |
* equal-weighted
Top Sector Losers (1-Day)
| Consumer Discretionary | -0.5% |
| Real Estate | -0.3% |
| Information Technology | -0.3% |
Financials led long sentiment, while consumer discretionary and information technology showed short-side volatility.
Quantmatix Success Stories
- SOITEC (SOI:XPAR) | 8.45% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
- UBS GROUP AG (UBSG:XSWX) | 7.22% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- LOGITECH INTER-R (LOGN:XSWX) | 6.83% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- AXFOOD AB (AXFO:XSTO) | 6.12% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
- BANCA POP SONDRI (BPSO:MTAA) | 6.09% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- EQT AB (EQT:XSTO) | 6.00% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- HISCOX LTD (HSX:XLON) | 5.78% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- RINGKJOEBING LND (RILBA:XCSE) | 5.69% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- CELLNEX TELECOM (CLNX:XMAD) | 5.37% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- Munters Group AB (MTRS:XSTO) | 5.33% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
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