Friday saw a decline in European stock markets, which had earlier this week reached all-time highs.
With major bourses trading in a varied manner during early afternoon trades, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2% at 3:42 p.m. London time.
France’s CAC 40 was up 0.25%, but the German Dax and London’s FTSE 100 were both down about 0.4%.
A wave of corporate profits and the possibility of a peace agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine caused investors to react, sending stocks in the area to all-time highs on Thursday.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, stated Wednesday that peace negotiations would start after meeting with his Russian and Ukrainian colleagues.
Source (CNBC)
