Europe lower premarket as virus runs rampant29 Dec 2021 07:10
Major European stock market indexes were in the red in the premarket on Wednesday, as Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France saw record daily increases in COVID-19 cases the day prior.
Meanwhile, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the Omicron variant of the virus could go undetected by antigen tests in certain cases.
The DAX dropped 0.93% at 8:02 am CET, while the CAC 40 lost 0.11% a minute later. The FTSE 100 was flat at the same time.
The euro and the pound both lost 0.1% compared to the dollar at 8:05 am CET, selling for 1.13010 and 1.34214, respectively.
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