(RTTNews) – European equities ended the last consultation of the 2020 calendar year on a low note, with considerations on higher instances of coronavirus and stricter restrictions on the movement that exceed the deployment of vaccines and a large fiscal stimulus in the United States.
With several markets on the continent closed for New Year’s holidays and major markets in France and the UK at the early end, turnover was scarce on Thursday.
The stoxx six hundred pan-European lost 0. 39%. The UK’s 100th FTSE closed with a 1. 45% drop and France’s CAC 40 closed with a 0. 86% drop. The German and Swiss markets were closed on New Year’s Eve. The FTSE 100 has lost about 14% this year and the French benchmark has lost just over 7%, while the Stoxx 600 has fallen by 3. 7%.
Among other markets in Europe, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Turkey ended with heavy to moderate losses, while Greece ended flat. All other markets in Europe have been closed for the New Year’s holidays.
In contrast, Avast, Natwest Group, Pershing Square Holdings and Croda International rose 1 to 1. 4%.
In the French market, Safran, Technip, Pernod Ricard, Engie, Carrefour, Airbus Group and ArcelorMittal ended well below, while Kering, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole advanced.
Asian markets ended today at a combined level, while U. S. stocks are weak.