The main European stock indexes finished Wednesday in the negative territory. According to the trading results DAX (Germany) lost 1,31%, FTSE 100 (UK) - 0,22%, CAC 40 (France) - 1,17%. The Ukrainian crisis is continuing, and fears in Europe about the reverse impact of the anti-Russian sanctions and rising prices are intensifying. In particular, investors are concerned about the rise in energy prices, which is spurring inflation to a greater extent. In the UK, according to the published statistical data, it was 6.2% in February, which was the highest value in almost 13 years and was worse than forecasts. Growth in consumer prices in the country amounted to 0.8% - for comparison, at the end of the previous month they showed a decrease by 0.1%. The index of consumer confidence in the euro area also showed negative results, having dropped to its lowest level in almost two years. According to DG ECFIN, in March it reached -18.7 points, having lost 10.1 points over the month. According to the agency's estimates, this is below the average level in the long term.