Europe stocks close sharply lower
Europe's main stock markets finished sharply lower on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ending the day down 0.93 percent to 6,994.63 points.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 index tumbled 2.58 percent to 11,688.70 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris slumped 1.55 percent to 5,143.26 points.