India, June 19 -- After finishing mixed in the previous session, the major European markets all headed south on Thursday as speculation grew over a possible U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
The widening conflict has rattled investors as a major hospital in southern Israeli sustained extensive damage and injuries were reported in a series of Iranian missile attacks. Israel has said it will intensify strikes in retaliation.
Germany's DAX stumbled 260.43 points or 1.12 percent to finish at 23,057.38, while the FTSE in London sank 51.67 points or 0.58 percent to close at 8,791.80 and the CAC 40 in France slumped 102.67 points or 1.34 percent to end at 7,553.45.
In Germany, Zalando plummeted 4,36 percent, while BASF tumbled 1.50 ...