European shares steady on mixed trade signals, luxury stocks steal show

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares steadied after stellar gains on Wednesday, as mixed signals on a U.S.-China "phase-one" trade deal continued to discourage investors from making risky bets.The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.3% by 0814 GMT, mainly driven by bond proxy utilities, healthcare and real estate sectors.The trade-sensitive German blue-chip index was flat."Back to 2019 and we are living in a pre-December 15th world where one headline or tweet on trade has the ability to turn a good..