Exchanges in Europe ended the trading in different directions
The main European stock indexes closed yesterday's
trading session in different directions. The DAX index (Germany) showed
symbolic increase by 0.082%, FTSE 100 (UK) dropped by
1.01%, CAC 40 (France) added 0.24%.
Yesterday the European Central Bank held a meeting at which it was
The European Central Bank decided not to change the interest rate, keeping it at
zero. The regulator's statement forecasts a continuation of
This policy until inflation returns to the 2 percent
level. At the same time, the central bank admitted that the volume of asset purchases
under the PEPP program could be reduced. According to analyst
Oanda analyst Edward Moya, this statement is a sign that
that the current state of the economy is already allowing for a winding down of
economic stimulus.
The fall of the British index was triggered by the collapse of the share price of airline EasyJet.
EasyJet, which exceeded 10% during the trading session.
The impetus for this was the news that the latter refused to
takeover by Wizz Air.