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European shares ended lower on Thursday, with real estate stocks leading the falls, as investors grew increasingly worried about the prospects of interest rates remaining higher for longer. The real estate sector dropped 3.2% to more than two month lows, with shares in Germany's LEG Immobilien tumbling 11.4% after the firm suspended its dividend.
European shares ended lower on Thursday, with real estate stocks leading the falls, as investors grew increasingly worried about the prospects of interest rates remaining higher for longer. The real estate sector dropped 3.2% to more than two month lows, with shares in Germany's LEG Immobilien tumbling 11.4% after the firm suspended its dividend. "It's fairly obvious that real estate companies would come under pressure in a higher interest rate environment and (LEG Immobilien) comments definitely got people thinking in a different light about companies and their ability to handle economic uncertainties," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.