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European stocks fell from a one-week high as Fitch Ratings said the European Central Bank must do more to prevent debt crisis from spreading and a report indicated the German economy is shrinking.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped 0.4 percent to 249.93 at the close of trading, after earlier climbing as much as 0.3 percent. The gauge has still advanced 2.2 percent this year as economic reports around the world added to optimism the global economy can withstand the euro area’s debt crisis.

S&P 500 1,290 -2.26 -0.17%, NASDAQ 2,706 +3.69 +0.14%, Dow 12,428 -34.06 -0.27%

Metro AG (MEO), Germany’s largest retailer, declined 3.3 percent to 28.36 euros after Benjamin Peters, an analyst at UBS AG, cut the stock to “sell” from “neutral.” The shares “will come under increasing pressure from earnings downgrades,” Peters wrote in a report.

Nestle SA, the world’s biggest food company, fell 1.7 percent to 53.85 Swiss francs after Bank of America Corp. downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “buy.”

Aryzta AG (ARYN), a Swiss supplier of bakery products to supermarkets and restaurants, tumbled 6.8 percent to 42.8 francs after it sold 4.25 million new shares at 41 francs each. That was the largest drop since April 2009 and the worst performance in the Stoxx 600 today.

Italian banks advanced today, with Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl (PMI) jumping 9.4 percent to 29.4 euro cents. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BMPS) increased 8.1 percent to 21.3 euro cents. UniCredit SpA (UCG) gained 5.5 percent to 2.56 euros as the shares were raised to “outperform” from “underperform” by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analysts, who cited the stock’s “now attractive” valuation. The bank was also upgraded to “neutral” from “reduce” by WestLB

Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday, with resources plays rising sharply in Sydney on strong copper imports from China, though exporters in Seoul and Tokyo pulled back as sentiment remained fragile amid continued caution over the euro-zone debt crisis.

Nikkei 225 8,448 +25.62 +0.30%

Hang Seng 19,158 +154.16 +0.81%

S&P/ASX 200 4,188 +35.29 +0.85%

Shanghai Composite 2,276 -9.70 -0.42%

James Hardie Industries SE (JHX), a maker of building materials that gets most of its sales in the U.S., climbed 3 percent in Sydney. AU Optronics Corp. (2409), a supplier of liquid-crystal displays to Nokia Oyj and Dell Inc., gained 4.4 percent in Taipei. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. fell 3.7 percent amid concern competition will increase among mainland telecoms.

James Hardie rose 3 percent to A$7.12 in Sydney. LG Display Co. (034220), the world’s second-largest LCD maker by sales, gained 2.7 percent to 26,800 won in Seoul.

Resistance 1 : $1.5500 (Jan 10 high)

The current price: $1.5454

Support 1 : $1.5445 (Jan 10 low)

Support 2 : $1.5420 (low of the American session on Jan 9)

Support 3 : $1.5375/60 (area of Dec low and Jan 6 low)