European Stocks Sink At Open In Global Selloff

European stocks sink at open in global selloff

European stock markets sank at the open on Thursday, extending the previous day's heavy losses as a global sell-off gathered speed

London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jan, 2021 ) :European stock markets sank at the open on Thursday, extending the previous day's heavy losses as a global sell-off gathered speed.

In early trade, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index lost 0.9 percent at 6,508.14 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed about 1.

0 percent to 13,489.33 and the Paris CAC 40 declined 0.8 percent to 5,416.33.

Asia suffered further losses Thursday, tracking the rout in New York and Europe as investors weathered a perfect storm of worries about the slow vaccine rollout, surging infections, a stuttering economic recovery and high valuations.