BRIEF-Hydro: Alunorte Appeals Court Decision Over 2009 Event In Brazil July 25 (Reuters) - Norsk Hydro ASA NHY.OL : ALUNORTE APPEALS COURT DECISION OVER 2009 EVENT AT ALUNORTE, BRAZIL IN ITS RULING, COURT ORDERED ALUNORTE TO PAY A R$100 MILLION FINE Further company coverage: NHY.OL (Gdansk Newsroom)

UPDATE 2-Europe's STOXX 600 ends marginally higher on tech boost For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window STOXX 600 up 0.1% Porsche falls after cutting sales forecast SAP hits all time-high after adjusted profit beats estimates Updated at 1600 GMT By Pranav Kashyap, Shristi Achar A and Shashwat Chauhan July 23 (Reuters) - European shares e nded a touch higher on Tuesday as a rally in technology-related shares following robust earn

LIVE MARKETS-European stocks mostly lower, Germany outperforms STOXX 600 down 0.1% Tech leads, miners lag Earnings lift SAP Wall St futures lower Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EUROPEAN STOCKS MOSTLY LOWER, GERMANY OUTPERFORMS European equity markets are mostly lower on Tuesday, with political uncertainty and a raft of earnings keeping stocks under pressure.

BUZZ-Aluminium producer Hydro falls after Q2 earnings miss ** Shares in Norsk Hydro NHY.OL fall 5% after the Norwegian aluminium producer posts Q2 earnings below expectations ** Hydro's adjusted EBITDA came in at 5.84 billion Norwegian crowns ($532.07 million), below the forecast of 6.15 billion crowns seen in a company compiled consensus ** J.P. M

UPDATE 4-Norsk Hydro profit sinks 18% as aluminium extrusion, energy sales drop Adds CEO comments in paragraphs 8-10 By Jesus Calero July 23 (Reuters) - Profit at aluminium producer Norsk Hydro NHY.OL sank 18 % in the second quarter as extrusion volumes for the metal, energy spot sales and recycling margins all fell and fixed costs climbed, the company said on Tuesday.