European stocks expanded their gains, with the German DAX index rising as much as 2% during the day, the French CAC40 index rising 0.99%, the European Stoxx 50 index rising 1.18%, and the Spanish IBEX 35 index rising 1.08%.
European stock markets continued to decline, with Germany's DAX index falling by 1.00%, France's CAC 40 index falling by 1.31%, Europe's Stoxx 50 index falling by 1.10%, Spain's IBEX 35 index falling by 0.91%, and Italy's FTSE MIB index falling by 1.27%.
Risk aversion heated up, and European stocks fell at the opening, with the German DAX index falling 0.95%, the French CAC40 index falling 0.84%, the British FTSE 100 index falling 0.44%, and the European Stoxx 50 index falling 0.76%.
European stocks opened lower, with Germany's DAX index down 1.24%, France's CAC 40 index down 0.8%, Britain's FTSE 100 index down 1.42%, and Europe's Stoxx 50 index down 1.58%.