LONDON — European stock markets were mostly down during midmorning trading on Tuesday as investors hesitated ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, which ends Wednesday, and results from computer giant Apple.
The FTSE 100 in London dipped 0.4 percent to 6,394.09, while the CAC 40 in Paris was down 0.2 percent to 4,889.22. The FTSE MIB in Milan declined 0.06 percent at 22,723.12 and the DAX in Frankfurt fell 0.04 percent to 10,797.18.
At 11:30 a.m. CET, the euro traded at $0.90 and the pound fetched $1.38.
Retail and luxury stocks put on an uneven performance. Those falling the furthest included Hugo Boss, 2.2 percent to 92.68 euros; Mulberry, 2.1 percent to 9 pounds, and French Connection, 2.04 percent to 36 euros.
Among the morning’s biggest risers were Esprit, 22.6 percent to 8.24 euros; Yoox Net-a-porter Group, 4.3 percent to 30.10 euros, and MySale Group, 2.9 percent to 0.53 pounds.
