2018-11-05
European stocks fell on Monday as markets in Asia again suffered from investors' concerns about rapidly rising interest rates in the United States and its trade dispute with China.
 
By 0819 GMT, the Stoxx 600 European index was down 0.1 percent as most European bourses fell.
 
US midterm elections are expected to increase market tensions as European traders look forward to a breakthrough in the UK exit negotiations from the European Union.
 
The market received the results of stress tests for European banks quietly and the sector index fell 0.3 percent.
 
Britain's Hyscox Insurance was the worst, down 7.4 percent after the company warned of slowing year-end growth.
 
Telent lost 5.9 percent after a downgrade from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
 
Siemens Health Partners rose 3 percent after forecasting higher earnings next year and more than expected fourth-quarter earnings