Financials fears weigh on Europe
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Fears that more losses were lurking on the books of European financials sent the sector shuddering lower on Monday and dragged down the wider market.
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European and Asian stock markets suffered further heavy falls on Monday as worries about a US recession continued to erode investor confidence.
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European stock markets approach five consecutive days of losses on worries about interest rates.
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The economic outlook in Europe took a distinctly downward turn on Friday as business and consumer confidence plunged in the face of a surging euro, record oil prices and volatile financial markets.
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Europe's main stock markets fell Thursday as investors fretted over the economic outlook amid 100-dollar oil and after heavy losses for equity prices in Asia and on Wall Street overnight.
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.
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Fears of a US slowdown amid mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe and Asia and jitters on Wall Street.
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European equities were poised for gains on Friday, having lost more than 2 per cent over the last three sessions as interest rate concerns renewed their grip on the market.
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European equities fell in early trade on Friday as investors took a cautious attitude to the last day of trade in the third quarter.
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Wall Street's negative reaction to surprisingly weak economic data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve dragged Europe's bourses sharply lower.
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Weak insurance and leisure companies  kept a lid on European shares on Monday as investors feared  large damage payouts and a loss of holiday bookings after  tsunami waves killed 22,000 people in Asia at the weekend.
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Stocks looked set to follow European  and Asian markets lower on Wednesday after a British lender  took a write-down and an arm of KKR private equity group said  it had to delay debt repayments, sparking new worries for  financial shares.
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European stock markets suffered sharp losses on Wednesday, tracking a fall on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve rekindled interest rate worries, while a disappointing trading update from British fashion retailer Next slammed retailers.
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European equities retreated on Thursday, with technology stocks under pressure after disappointing news from Applied Materials, while the euro&#39;s rise to new record highs against the dollar also weighed.
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US and European stocks were hit by a new bout of nerves on Tuesday as economic reports and the minutes of the latest meeting of the US Federal Reserve forced investors to focus on the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on the wider economy.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets tumbled on Wednesday as dealers priced in an imminent increase in eurozone-wide borrowing costs.
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ACROSS the Euro-zone last week there were tell-tale signs of panic setting in. To the evident worries of the euro being forced to further record highs against the dollar, were added grim evidence by the weekend of a sharp economic slowdown.