European markets ended lower Thursday as negative sentiment on the back of ongoing U.S. debt ceiling negotiations continued to weigh.
After a choppy day, the benchmark Stoxx 600 finished around 0.24% lower. Tech stocks bucked the trend to end 1.8% higher following Nvidia’s blockbuster results, which gave related stocks a boost. Dutch chip machine maker ASML ended the day almost 5% higher.

Other sectors slipped, however, while oil and gas stocks fell around 2%.