European stocks subdued as rising COVID infections cause concern

Staff member at an NHS mobile vaccination and testing unit at Northumberland Retail Park as cases of the Indian-origin coronavirus variant continue to rise in Shiremoor, North Tyneside, England. Photo: Lee Smith/Reuters

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Stocks in Europe had a muted start to the day on Thursday, with London’s FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and the French CAC (^FCHI) opening flat, amid concerns of rising COVID cases in Europe.

In Germany the DAX (^GDAXI) was 0.3% lower after the bell.

It came as the number of reported coronavirus cases in the UK hit 3,180 on Wednesday, the first day above 3,000 cases in more than six weeks.