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Dragged down by the previous decline in Samsung Electronics' stock price, European chip stocks fell, with ASML, STMicroelectronics, Infineon, ASMI, Beth Semiconductor, and SOITEC falling between 3% and 7%.

The German DAX30 index opened down 42.58 points, or 0.16%, to 25789.94 points on July 7 (Tuesday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 7.56 points, or 0.07%, to 10659.33 points on July 7 (Tuesday); The FCHI index opened up 28.26 points, or 0.33%, at 8508.13 points on July 7 (Tuesday); The European Stoxx 50 Index opened down 18.06 points, or 0.28%, at 6379.95 points at the opening on July 7 (Tuesday); The Spanish IBEX35 index opened up 25.79 points, or 0.13%, to 19709.59 points on July 7 (Tuesday); The Italian FTSE MIB index opened up 38.36 points, or 0.07%, to 52997.50 points on July 7 (Tuesday).

Switzerland’s foreign exchange reserves in June were 758.794 billion Swiss francs, the previous value was revised from 710.8 billion Swiss francs to 710.9 billion Swiss francs.

Sources: The United States is negotiating with Germany and other European countries on joint production of Raytheon's AIM-120 AMRAM missiles in Europe

Source: The United States is negotiating with Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden on setting up a Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Patriot missile maintenance facility in Europe.

France exported 53.581 billion euros in May, the previous value was revised from 54.585 billion euros to 54.661 billion euros.

France’s trade balance in May was -6.928 billion euros, and the previous value was revised from -5.64 billion euros to -5.416 billion euros.

France imported 60.509 billion euros in May, and the previous value was revised from 60.225 billion euros to 60.077 billion euros.

France's trade balance for May is due in ten minutes.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 22.80 points, or 0.26%, on Tuesday, July 7, at 8808.20 points.

Lloyds Bank: The outlook for UK house prices depends largely on whether household confidence can gradually improve and whether inflation can ease.

Lloyds Bank: The UK housing market is expected to continue to develop at a solid pace.

Lloyds Bank: Recent UK house price trends continue to reflect wider economic uncertainty.

The Danish Ministry of Defense: Will purchase two Boeing P-8A "Poseidon" maritime patrol aircraft.

The annual rate of the Halifax seasonally adjusted house price index in the UK in June was 0.6%, which was expected to be 0.8% and the previous value was 0.5%.

The monthly rate of the Halifax seasonally adjusted house price index in the UK in June was 0.2%, which was expected to be 0.1% and the previous value was -0.1%.

Germany's industrial output adjusted for working days in May was at an annual rate of 0%, down from -0.50% in the previous month.

Germany's seasonally adjusted monthly industrial output rate in May was 0.9%, expected to be 0.2%, and the previous value was 0.40%.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose 0.5 basis points to 3.810%.

Germany's seasonally adjusted monthly rate of industrial output in May and the monthly rate of British Halifax seasonally adjusted house price index in June will be announced in ten minutes.