British FTSE 100 dropped 2.14% to 6,529.47, France’s CAC 40 went down 2.55% to 4,375.48 and Germany’s DAX slipped 2.21% to 9,793.71.
Nikkei 225 decreased 2.70% to 17,332.01, Shanghai advanced 1.24% to 3,145.29 and Hang Seng declined 0.08% to 23,468.02.
COMEX gold price settled at $1,232.00 an ounce, silver fell $0.03 to $17.10.
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