News Formal

Omicron worries spur 2% slide in European stocks

  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 36 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 97%

Belgique Nouvelles Nouvelles

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles,Belgique Actualités

European stocks fell more than 2% on Monday amid a global sell-off in equities, with investors fretting over the spectre of tighter pandemic curbs hitting the global economy as cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant surge.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com"The rate at which the virus is picking up is increasing fears that governments are going to bring in tighter restrictions which could curtail movement and hamper economic activity," said David Madden, market analyst at CMC Markets UK.

The Netherlands imposed a lockdown on Sunday, while the prospect of tighter COVID-19 measures ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays looms large over several European countries amid the swift spread of Omicron.Madden added that lower liquidity in the last weeks of December could also be leading to the exacerbated moves.

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Staff Last week, the STOXX 600 rallied after the European Central Bank promised continued economic support and the U.S. Federal Reserve flagged a long-awaited end to its pandemic-era stimulus in March, while delivering an upbeat outlook.

 

Merci pour votre commentaire. Votre commentaire sera publié après examen.
Nous avons résumé cette actualité afin que vous puissiez la lire rapidement. Si l'actualité vous intéresse, vous pouvez lire le texte intégral ici. Lire la suite:

 /  🏆 2. in BE

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités

Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.

Dow futures slide 250 points as market worries mountU.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday night, following a losing week on Wall Street amid worries about Fed policy and the fast-spreading omicron variant of... It’s gg tomorrow. Blame it on JoeManchin. Can I please get a synonym for the word ‘mount’
La source: MarketWatch - 🏆 3. / 97 Lire la suite »

Dow futures slide more than 250 points as market worries mountU.S. stock-index futures fell Sunday night, following a losing week on Wall Street amid worries about Fed policy and the fast-spreading omicron variant of... ...or not Considering it went up over 1000 points in 2 days because Omicron was mild and like a cold 300 points is nothing
La source: MarketWatch - 🏆 3. / 97 Lire la suite »

European stocks slide as COVID worries swamp investorsThe week has started on a down note after a weekend full of headlines over spreading COVID-19 cases and rising restrictions. Come and join us to the moon With a great community Instagram: chow_inu Twitter: chowinu_ 中文社区： chowinuchina TG: chowinueth No. They slide due to US Senator Manchin.
La source: MarketWatch - 🏆 3. / 97 Lire la suite »