European Stocks Fall on Monday

Stocks in Europe kicked off the week in the red, with the STOXX 50 falling 0.8% and the STOXX 600 declining 0.6%, with traders coming from a weekend marked with big protests in France. Unrest also spread across major cities in Belgium, Italy, and Portugal, dampening investor sentiment across the region. Meanwhile, markets remained cautious over geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe as Moscow and Kyiv continued targeting energy infrastructure. Travel and leisure stocks led losses, followed by carmakers and banks.