European stocks fall for a fourth session

FXStreet (Córdoba) - European stocks fell further Wednesday, putting benchmarks on track for a fourth day of losses, as in the absence of economic data equities followed the lead of their American peers after a late sell-off in Wall Street.

The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.61% at 343.46. The index has lost 1.3% in the past 4 days, weighed by soft Eurozone data and broad risk aversion. Among country indexes, UK FTSE 100 dipped 0.59%. Germany's DAX 30 lost 0.37% and France’s CAC 40 shed 0.59%. Spain’s Ibex 35 was down 0.44% while Italy’s FTSE MIB dropped 0.06%.

European and Asian stocks came under pressure following a sharp fall in the US DJIA, which dropped 0.7% in late trading Tuesday.

In the FX market, majors were little changed within familiar ranges in a quiet session, with the USD mixed across the board and the GBP still on the defensive following Carney’s relatively dovish comments.

As for commodities, gold fell 0.51% to $1314.50 an ounce, while crude oil rose 0.30% to $106.35 a barrel.

Merkel stresses Eurozone crisis not over yet

Speaking before the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Wednesday German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the economic situation in the Eurozone remained fragile, with the debt crisis still lingering. Therefore, EU countries should continue implementing necessary reforms, she emphasized.
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