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European Stocks Close Lower Following Fed Decision

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, one day after the US Federal Reserve vowed to maintain interest rates near 0% for around three years.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed lower by 0.40%.

Meanwhile, the UK’s FTSE100 declined by 0.47%, and the French CAC40 index fell by 0.69%.

Likewise, the German DAX index settled lower by 0.36%.

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