European stocks fell for the fourth day amid fears of a recession

European stocks fell on Wednesday, December 7, affected by investor anxiety, amid growing fears of a recession, although the strong push of the healthcare sector limited losses.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2%, extending its losses for the fourth consecutive day, after it began to recover from its fall in October.

The mining companies index fell 1.4%, leading the STOXX 600 index, while the energy index fell about 1%.

On the positive side, the healthcare index rose 1.4%, and Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline jumped 13.8% and 8.1%, respectively.