European Markets Closing Report: European markets under pressure as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment

 

Elliot Smith, Holly Ellyatt

1 minute - Source: CNBC

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LONDON — European stocks closed slightly lower on Wednesday as coronavirus concerns weighed on global markets.

TICKER	COMPANY	NAME	PRICE	CHANGE	%CHANGE	VOLUME
.FTSE	FTSE 100	FTSE	5943.94	-25.77	-0.43	362130956
.GDAXI	DAX	DAX	13042.14	23.15	0.18	37117342
.FCHI	CAC 40 Index	CAC	4945.73	-1.88	-0.04	50267713

Atlantia shares climbed more than 10% by mid-morning after Italian newspapers La Repubblica and Il Messagero reported that state lender CDP has partnered with Blackstone and Macquarie to ready a bid for the infrastructure firm’s stake in its motorway unit.

At the bottom of the Stoxx 600, Proximus shares fell 3.6% after Barclays cut the Belgian telecoms company’s stock to “underweight

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