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[1/2] A Spanish flag flutters above the Madrid Stock Exchange, Spain, June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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June 7 (Reuters) – European stocks slipped on Wednesday, dented by healthcare stocks and concerns about the outlook for interest rates in the euro zone, although a strong earnings update from Zara owner Inditex boosted retailers and Spanish shares.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) fell 0.2%, with Wall Street also struggling for momentum ahead of inflation data and next week’s Federal Reserve’s policy decision.

Most regional markets in Europe dipped, but Spain’s IBEX 35 index (.IBEX) rose 0.5% to close at a six-week high.

Inditex (ITX.MC) jumped 5.7% to a near six-year high after the retailer it reported a better-than-expected 54% jump in quarterly profit and said its spring-summer collection sales gathered pace in May.

The European retail index (.SXRP) lead sectoral gains with a 2% rise.

“Double-digit sales growth has outstripped rising costs and helped to keep margins and cash balances healthy,” noted Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Stalling a recent rally in global stocks, data showed China’s exports shrank much faster than expected in May and imports extended declines.

Meanwhile, German industrial output rose less than expected in April, further darkening the outlook for the euro zone’s largest economy after weak new orders data earlier this week.

The benchmark STOXX 600 has been range-bound this week as concerns linger of further interest rate hikes by major central banks, including the European Central Bank and U.S. Federal Reserve next week, in the face of slowing economic growth.

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Markets expect the Fed to skip a rate increase at its June meeting, while expectations of further ECB hikes remain.

The ECB will at least need two more rate hikes of 25 basis points in June and July, and should be ready to raise rates further if inflation stays too high, ECB governing council member Klaas Knot said.

Healthcare stocks fell the most (.SXDP) in Europe, offsetting gains in economically sensitive sectors such as oil & gas (.SXEP) and banks (.SX7P).

Among individual stocks, BE Semiconductor (BESI.AS) fell 6.3% after BofA Global Research downgraded the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker to “neutral” after it delayed the adoption of “hybrid bonding” in key smartphone market.

Danske Bank (DANSKE.CO) gained 8.0% as Denmark’s largest lender raised its long-term earnings target and said it plans to divest its Norwegian retail business.

Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) is streamlining its mortgage business, a move that will cut several hundred jobs through attrition and reassignments, Handelsblatt reported.

UBS (UBSG.S) said it has delayed the publication of its second quarter results until Aug. 31.

Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema, Eileen Soreng and Alexander Smith

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