On Monday, European time, the major European stock indexes fell across the board. As of the close, the British FTSE 100 index closed at 7531.59 points, down 129.43 points or 1.69% from the previous trading day; the French CAC40 index closed at 6852.20 points, compared with the previous day. A trading day fell 159.40 points, or 2.27%; the German DAX30 index closed at 15113.97 points, down 311.15 points, or 2.02%, from the previous trading day.
In terms of individual stocks, resource stocks led the gains among the constituent stocks of the London stock market that day, and the top five stocks were as follows:precious metalmanufacturerFresnilloShares rose 6.97%, Multimetals International rose 1.98%, and mining company Antofagasta rose 1.68%,British American TobaccoShares rose 1.20%, while Anglo American shares rose 1.06%.
Services stocks led the decline in the London stock market that day. The top five stocks in the decline were: Russian steel producer Evraz shares fell 29.05%, internationalUnited AirlinesThe group’s share price fell 5.63%,BarclaysBankShares fell 5.11%, AVEVA Group shares fell 4.32%, investment companymelrose industriesShares fell 4.31%.
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