India, Feb. 21 -- European stocks fell on Friday to extend losses from the previous session as a sudden rise in the number of coronavirus infections outside of China dented investors' appetite for riskier assets.

China's commerce ministry said January and February exports and imports will be hit by the epidemic that has severely disrupted the world's second-largest economy.

Closer home, the IHS Markit flash eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to a 12-month high of 49.1 in February from 47.9 in January, while the services PMI rose to a two-month high of 52.8 from 52.5.

U.K. Markit's manufacturing PMI beat expectations with a score of 51.9, while the services PMI missed expectations with a score of 53.3 points.

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