Omicron Worries Spur 2 Percent Slide in European Stocks

Omicron Worries Spur 2 Percent Slide in European Stocks
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 17, 2021. Staff/Reuters
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European stocks fell more than 2 percent on Monday amid a global sell-off in equities, with investors fretting over the spectre of tighter pandemic curbs hitting the global economy as cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant surge.

The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 2.2 percent, falling to its lowest in more than two weeks.