[Europe Open] Early Decline... "US Debt Ceiling Increase Bill Vote Uncertainty"

Major European stock markets showed a decline in early trading on the 31st.

As of 5:03 PM Korea time, the German DAX index was trading at 15,840.20, down 0.43% from the previous trading day. At the same time, the UK FTSE index was down 0.41% at 7,491.17, and the French CAC index was trading at 7,165.59, down 0.61%. The Euro Stoxx 600 index was trading at 454.73, down 0.42%.

CNBC reported that with the U.S. House of Representatives beginning the process to pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling, lingering concerns related to this are causing European stock markets to show a decline in early trading.