European exchanges fell within 1% on negative economic statistics and news about coronaviru
Major European indices finished trading in the red, with prerequisites which served as weak economic statistics for the region and negative news on coronavirus. At the close, the DAX lost 0.91%, FTSE 100 - 0.53%, CAC 40 - 0.64%. The published statistics were not too optimistic. According to forecasts, in October the index investor confidence in the German economy dropped significantly - to 56.1 pips For comparison, in the previous month this indicator amounted to 77.4 p., despite the forecasted value of 73 p. Great Britain recorded an increase in the unemployment rate from June to August by 0.4% - it was 4.5%, while analysts predicted 4.3%. In addition to the statistics, the indices were negatively affected by news from Johnson & Johnson's Suspended Trial vaccines against coronavirus due to the health condition of one of the participants project.