euromust banks

Financial stocks remained broadly lower, as shares in French lenders BNP Paribas and Societe Generale dropped 0.49% and 1.65%, while Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank tumbled 1.32% and 0.92% respectively.

Peripheral lenders added to losses, with Italian banks Unicredit and Intesa Sanpaolo sliding 1.48% and 1.98%, while Spain's BBVA and Banco Santander plummeted 2.18% and 1.78% respectively.