India, Aug. 6 -- European stocks ticked higher on Wednesday despite weak factory orders data from Germany and fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump on pharma and chips.
German new factory orders fell 1.0 percent 1.0 percent month-on-month in June, confounding expectations for an increase of 1.0 percent, according to figures from Destatis. The fall was also sharper than the 0.8 percent decrease posted in May.
The pan European STOXX 600 edged up by 0.2 percent to 542.53, extending gains for a third consecutive session after touching a five-week low on Friday.
The German DAX and France's CAC 40 both were up around 0.4 percent while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent.
ABN AMRO shares slumped 7.5 percent. The Dutch lender ...