Mercados acionários europeus recuam após notícia sobre Flynn

© Reuters. Mercados acionários europeus recuam após notícia sobre Flynn

European stocks, which were recovering from earlier losses and finishing their first day of negotiation of December in positive territory, fell suddenly after the U.S. national security ex-Michael Flynn pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI.

The index FTSEurofirst 300 dropped 0,74%, to 1,508 points, while the pan-European index STOXX 600 lost 0,7%, to 384 points.

The British index FTSE, which had been pressed by the strengthening of the pound this week, had a fall of 0,36%.

The shares and the dollar fell with the ABC News network reporting that Flynn was prepared to testify that President Donald Trump guided him to make contact with the Russians.

The news unleashed a high on the euro and the pound, damaging the shares, since investors questioned the US president's ability to implement his tax cuts or simply survive the political storm.

"The old talk about President Trump impeached has emerged again," commented the analyst at CMC Markets David Madden.

The oil and gas sector was among the few with positive performance, thanks to the advancement of oil prices after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other large producers agree to extend the production cut. BP's stocks soared 0,6% and Royal Dutch Shell advanced 0,2%.

The travel and leisure index also had a high, 0,31%, after Deutsche Bank brought a positive view of the transportation actions and elevated Lufthansa and Air France-KLM, which rose respectively 1,3% and 0,9%.

The financials retreated, with Santander (SA: SANB11) Losing 2,5%, Barclays (LON: BARC), 2,1%, and Lloyds, 1,9%.

The index FTSEurofirst 300 closed in decline of 0,74%, to 1,507 points.

In London, the Financial Times index receded 0,36%, to 7,300 points.

In FRANKFURT, the DAX index fell 1,25%, to 12,861 points.

In PARIS, the index CAC-40 lost 1, 4%, to 5,316 points.

In Milan, the Ftse/Mib index had devaluation of 1,17%, at 22,106 points.

In Madrid, the index Ibex-35 recorded low from 1,23%, to 10,085 points.

In Lisbon, the index PSI20 devalued 0,23%, at 5,350 points.