Exchanges in Europe closed with a drop of about 1%

The main European stock indexes closed on Monday in red zone. DAX (Germany) fell 0.34%, FTSE 100 (UK) by 0.88% and CAC 40 (France) by 0.98%. The negative dynamics was caused by the growth of players' fears about A new type of coronavirus that is spreading in the region with at a high rate. This could lead to renewed quarantine restrictions in countries, which would adversely affect the economic recovery. As Oanda analyst Sophie Griffiths in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the speed with which the with which the strain is spreading threatens the tourist season. In the first days of this week, investors are waiting for the release of statistics on Europe's economy, particularly inflation and unemployment data. Information on the former will be released today for Germany and tomorrow for the Eurozone. The unemployment rate for May will be will be published on July 1 - according to the experts' forecasts, it will amount to 8%.