Mubasher: European stocks declined by the end of Friday’s trade for the third day in a row.

The European Stoxx 600 index dropped 0.90% to 365.82 points, registering losses of around 3% and reaching its worst close since mid-February 2017.

FTSE 100, the benchmark index of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) declined by 0.44%, and closed at 6,921.94 points.

The German DAX 30 lost more than 213 points or 1.77% to 11,886.31 points, while the French CAC 40 fell 1.4% to the level of 5,095.22 points.