Brussels: Unrest in Hong Kong hit world stocks markets on Wednesday as investors remained cautious since European Central Bank is going to hold a meeting later this week.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 equity index lowered by 0.2 percent after final September purchasing manager numbers from France, Germany and the euro zone as a whole underlined the fragility of the European recovery. “The European Central Bank will hold meeting today and it will have to convince investors that it has the firepower to stave off deflation risks,” said market analyst Franklin Pichard.