Stock indices sank due to concerns over escalating violence in Iraq. The violence in Iraq could lead to disruptions in the oil supplies in OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer. Brent oil increased 0.3%.

Eurozone’s harmonized consumer price index declined 0.1% in May, meeting expectations, after a 0.2% gain in April. On a yearly basis, harmonized consumer price index in the Eurozone climbed 0.5%, as expected.

The core inflation (excluding energy and food) in the Eurozone rose 0.7%, in line with forecasts.

Current figures:

Name                                   Price                                    Change                 Change %

FTSE 100                             6,760.07                              -17.78                        -0.26%

DAX                                      9,887.92                              -24.95                       -0.25%

CAC 40                                4,522.02                               -21.26                       -0.47%