Dec 10 (Reuters) – European shares inched lower on Wednesday, as investors refrained from placing big bets ahead of the U.S. ‍Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, while also parsing through a slate of corporate updates.

The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.1% at 577.43 by 0808 GMT, on track for its fourth session ‌of declines.

Major regional benchmarks also dipped, ‌with the ones in Germany and Spain down 0.1% each.

France’s CAC 40 also lost 0.1% after lawmakers narrowly approved the 2026 social security budget on Tuesday, handing the government a victory but at a political and financial cost.

Financials ‍and industrial stocks, which have buoyed markets in recent sessions, fell. Insurers shed 0.4%, dragged down by a ‍7% decline in Aegon after providing a trading update.

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