France’s CAC 40 shed 0.2% to 6,620.26 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2% to 15,562.46.
shot up nearly 5% after it confirmed it had sold off all the Tesla Inc.
Activist overseas investors had demanded Chairman Osamu Nagayama step down to take responsibility after an investigation said the shareholders’ meeting last year was improper and company officials had colluded with government bureaucrats.
The Commerce Department said Thursday that orders for durable goods — meant to last at least three years — climbed 2.3% in May, reversing a 0.8% drop in April and coming despite a backlogged supply chain and a shortage of workers.