Stock indexes fell
On Thursday, 27 stocks of major European countriesturned lower. It is reported by Bloomderg.
British Stock Exchange Index (FTSE 100) rose by 0.16%;
French Stock Index (CAC 40) fell by 0.01%;
The German stock index (DAX) was lower by 0.76%;
Italy's stock index (FTSE MIB) fell by 0.38%;
Spain's key stock index (IBEX) fell by 0.59%;
European stocks pushed sharply lower on Thursday, despite the release of positive German employment data. Official data earlier showed that the number of unemployed people in Germany declined by 14,000 this month, better than expectations of analytics. Concerns over ongoing political turmoil in Ukraine continued to weigh on market sentiment.
Investors remained cautious amid fresh tensions between Russia and Ukraine after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last week. On Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 150,000 Russian troops to begin military exercises in central and western Russia, near the border with Ukraine.
