US equities sag the 8th consecutive session due to trade concerns
US equities went down, with Dow diving the eighth consecutive day…
European equities pause
On Monday, European equities got off to a weak start after two winning weeks, with cyclical shares among the biggest divers, while M&A was still in focus.
Stocks in some competitors of Carillion edged up right after the long-struggling construction and support services company suddenly collapsed, with financial institutions refusing to lend it money any more.
Among Carillion rivals, Serco rallied 3.4%, Interserve gained 1.9%, Balfour Beatty edged up 0.2%, while Kier Group inched up 0.3%.
While the STOXX has seen a firm start to this year and has demonstrated its highest readings since August 2015, diving energy and banking equities kept the index in negative territory. Meanwhile, a stronger common currency contributed to this pressure.
The STOXX 600 index slumped 0.1%, Euro zone blue chips headed south 0.1%. As for so-called cyclical equities, whose revenues appear to be the most sensitive to the strength of the EU economy, they have become the sector winners in 2018.
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