India, Feb. 3 -- European stocks fell sharply on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and promised to make similar moves against the European Union.
It is feared that a potential trade war could weigh on global economic growth and hit the earnings of major companies.
In economic releases, the final release of the eurozone manufacturing PMI for January and flash CPI data for the region are awaited later in the day.
The pan European STOXX 600 was down 1.2 percent at 533.01 after ending 0.1 percent higher on Friday.
The German DAX fell 1.6 percent and France's CAC 40 shed 1.4 percent. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 was down 1.3 percent despite Trump indicating that the U.K. might be able to dodge tarif...