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European stocks reach for modest gains amid virus worries

August 17, 2020

European stocks traded mixed at the start of a new week, as investors kept an eye on rising coronavirus cases on the continent and around the globe.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index SXXP, 0.08% was fractionally up 0.1% at 368.

The index closed up 1.24% for last week as a whole, but on Friday dropped 1.2%. The German DAX 30 DAX, 0.05%, the French CAC 40 PX1, -0.06% and the FTSE 100 index UKX, 0.14% UKX, 0.14% rose 0.2% each.

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