Investing.com – European stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, with the financial and commodity sectors emerging as loss leaders, while U.S. futures indexes also pointed lower.
During European morning trade, the EURO STOXX 50 tumbled 1.37%; France’s CAC 40 fell 1.35% while Germany's DAX was down 0.95%.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Germany's GDP grew 2.2% in the second quarter, that fastest quarterly rate of growth since German reunification in 1990.
In the financial sector, shares in French lender Societe Generale fell 1.45% while its counterpart Natixis fell 0.92%. Meanwhile, shares in U.K. lender Barclays tumbled 2.0%.
Earlier Monday, Irelands benchmark ISEQ Index plummeted 4.16% after Irish building materials group CRH announced that first-half profits fell 77%. Shares in the company plunged 14.44% following the announcement.
In London, the commodity heavy FTSE 100 was down 1.23% as miners tumbled.
Shares in Chilean copper miner Antofagasta dropped 2.63% after the company announced that first-half profits jumped 91% but said that copper production will come in below expectations this year.
Meanwhile, shares in Rio Tinto fell 3.04% while BHP Billiton, the world's largest miner fell 0.46%.
The outlook for U.S. equity markets, meanwhile, was downbeat: Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a loss of 0.70%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a drop of 0.77% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated a decrease of 0.63%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release data on new home sales.
During European morning trade, the EURO STOXX 50 tumbled 1.37%; France’s CAC 40 fell 1.35% while Germany's DAX was down 0.95%.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Germany's GDP grew 2.2% in the second quarter, that fastest quarterly rate of growth since German reunification in 1990.
In the financial sector, shares in French lender Societe Generale fell 1.45% while its counterpart Natixis fell 0.92%. Meanwhile, shares in U.K. lender Barclays tumbled 2.0%.
Earlier Monday, Irelands benchmark ISEQ Index plummeted 4.16% after Irish building materials group CRH announced that first-half profits fell 77%. Shares in the company plunged 14.44% following the announcement.
In London, the commodity heavy FTSE 100 was down 1.23% as miners tumbled.
Shares in Chilean copper miner Antofagasta dropped 2.63% after the company announced that first-half profits jumped 91% but said that copper production will come in below expectations this year.
Meanwhile, shares in Rio Tinto fell 3.04% while BHP Billiton, the world's largest miner fell 0.46%.
The outlook for U.S. equity markets, meanwhile, was downbeat: Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a loss of 0.70%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a drop of 0.77% and Nasdaq 100 futures indicated a decrease of 0.63%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release data on new home sales.