EUROPE MARKETS: European Markets Slide As German Factory Woe Adds To China Trade Slump
09 March 2019 - 3:44AM
Dow Jones News
By Emily Horton
Banks, oil majors under pressure
Europe's indexes fell on Friday, after economic slowdown fears
were compounded by data showing a slump in Chinese exports.
Disappointing figures from Germany's manufacturing sector added
to the gloom, a day after the European Central Bank announced cuts
to its growth forecast. And then weak U.S. jobs data compounded
worries for investors.
How did markets perform?
The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.9% to 370.92 after finishing down
0.4% on Thursday evening.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 slipped 0.5% to 7,120.28, while Germany's
DAX (DAX) fell 0.5% to 11,454.
France's CAC 40 dropped by 0.6% and Italy's FTSE MIB index fell
by 1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 tumbled 1.2%.
The British pound last bought $1.3058, versus $1.3083 late
Thursday, while the euro climbed to $1.1230 from $1.1194 late in
New York on Thursday.
What's driving the markets?
Official data released on Friday showed that China's exports
fell almost 21% last month
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-exports-plummeted-20-in-february-2019-03-07),
reinforcing investor fears that a broader global economic slowdown
won't be softened by any trade deal reached between the U.S. and
China.
Asian markets tumbled
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-sink-on-trade-deal-worries-weak-china-export-data-2019-03-07)
on the news, sending the China stocks to their worst one-day
performance since October, causing European markets to open sharply
lower.
German factory data for January also showed another heavy
decline
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/german-manufacturing-orders-plunge-in-january-2019-03-08),
falling 2.6%, just a day after the European Central Bank cut its
growth forecast and launched new measures to stimulate a dwindling
economy.
"Chinese exports saw their biggest fall in three years in
February amid the trade war with the U.S.nd German industrial
orders fell by their steepest amount in seven months in January. It
is understandable why investors have been so worried about the
outlook for global growth when you see figures like these," says
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell said in a client
note.
Added pressure came from U.S. jobs data. U.S. jobs data revealed
the weakest growth in 17 months
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-adds-meager-20000-jobs-in-february-to-mark-smallest-increase-in-17-months-2019-03-08).
What stocks are active?
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK.XE) has reportedly
(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-08/deutsche-bank-commerzbank-merger-talks-are-said-to-intensify)
intensified its merger talks with Commerzbank AG (CBK.XE). The
former's shares fell 0.9% while Commerzbank's dropped 1.6%.
Heavyweight oil majors logged sharp losses, tracking a plunge in
the price of oil
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-slumps-as-china-data-underline-global-growth-worries-2019-03-08)
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-slumps-as-china-data-underline-global-growth-worries-2019-03-08),
which was weighed by global growth worries. Royal Dutch Shell PLC
(RDSA.LN) (RDSA.LN) and BP PLC (BP.LN) (BP.LN)(BP.LN) fell over 1%
each.
After Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE)announced plans to cut an additional
5,000 administrative jobs by 2023
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/volkswagen-to-cut-5000-jobs-by-2023-report-2019-03-08),
the car manufacturer fell by 1.7%.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 08, 2019 11:29 ET (16:29 GMT)
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