[Europe Midday] Japanese Stocks Extend Decline, Fears of COVID Resurgence... UK, France, Germany Down

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Major European stock markets turned broadly lower during the session. This is attributed to the spread of fear as new COVID-19 cases surged sharply in major European countries, including Germany.

As of 9:17 PM Korea time on the 29th, the UK FTSE 100 index was down 0.47% from the previous trading day, standing at 5556.77. The French CAC 40 index fell 1.04% to 4523.59, while the German DAX 30 index dropped 0.63% to 11,487.64.

Spain's IBEX 35 index recorded a sharp decline of 1.91% from the previous trading day, standing at 6350.60.