Spurred by worries about the slowing down of the Chinese economy at a rate that is higher than anticipated, European stocks plunged Monday, joining in a sell off in global equities.
There was a drop of 5.3% in Stoxx Europe 600 that closed at 342.01. This marked the cross European market benchmark’s biggest one-day percentage loss since December 2008, the period of the global economic recession. There were just a few elements that managed to move higher in the index like the Spanish renewable-energy Abengoa SA being among the top companies to make advances as it closed up 4.8%.