European Stocks Finish Marginally Lower

European stocks closed slightly lower on Monday, following surges to new record highs by the end of last week.

Mixed signals and a decline in Wall Street seemingly left their toll on the European stock exchanges.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed marginally lower by 0.15 points to finish nearly unchanged at 442.34 points.

The UK’s FTSE100 fell by 0.28%, while the German DAX dropped by 0.59%.

On the other hand, the French CAC40 rose by 0.15%, supported by strong gains by software company Sopra Steria.