European equity close: Third consecutive day of declines this week

On the day:

• Stoxx 600 -0.3%
• German DAX -0.2%
• Francis CAC -0.5%
• UK's FTSE 100 -0.6%
• Spain's Ibex +0.2%
• Italy's FTSE MIB -0.1%

The Nasdaq is trading at the lows of the day, down 1.1%. Nvidia shares are a laggard, down 2.5%.