Investors’ summer optimism replaced by insecurity as curfews and lockdowns return
Stock markets in the US and Europe fell sharply oas investors focused on signs that rich countries’ efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic were foundering.
In Europe the Stoxx 600 index lost 1.8%, after heavy falls in German blue-chip stocks. In the US the benchmark S&P 500 had lost 2.2% by the middle of afternoon trading on Wall Street and the Dow Jones industrial average lost 2.8%.
Continue reading…Investors’ summer optimism replaced by insecurity as curfews and lockdowns returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageStock markets in the US and Europe fell sharply oas investors focused on signs that rich countries’ efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic were foundering.In Europe the Stoxx 600 index lost 1.8%, after heavy falls in German blue-chip stocks. In the US the benchmark S&P 500 had lost 2.2% by the middle of afternoon trading on Wall Street and the Dow Jones industrial average lost 2.8%. Continue reading…