Shares on European stock markets ended trading in the red, reacting to geopolitical tensions around the world, primarily around Greenland and Iran.
The pan-European STOXX 600 ended the day down 0.1 percent, with major regional bourses and most sectors recording mixed regs, CNBC reported.
The DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange fell by 0.22 percent, the French CAC 40 by 0.65 percent, and the London FTSE 100 by 0.06 percent.
European troops arrived in Greenland late on Thursday, after a White House meeting on the future of the Danish territory ended without a diplomatic breakthrough on Wednesday, although the US, Denmark and Greenland agreed to continue talks.
Energy markets have been volatile of late, primarily due to the impact of a violent crackdown on civil unrest in oil-rich Iran and Washington’s response, which includes possible tariffs on Iran’s trading partners.
Looking at companies individually, Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML hit a high, with shares up 1.6 percent.
Just a few days after the judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia gave the Orsted company the green light to continue work on the almost completed Revolution Wind project, the same district approved the continuation of work on the Empire Wind project to the Equinor company, which then recorded a two percent increase in shares, reports Tanjug.
