European Stocks Trim Second Weekly Gain as Travel Shares Sink
- Travel shares fall on potential restrictions, capacity cuts
- Banks may be able to resume dividend payments in 2021
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European equities dropped as the prospect of further restrictions threatened a nascent economic recovery, with travel stocks leading losses.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.7% at the close, trimming its weekly gain to just 0.2%. Banks and carmakers also underperformed, down more than 2% each. Mall-owners Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Klepierre SA and Hammerson Plc plunged after a broker downgrade on Unibail, while potential measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 also weighed on the sector.