European stock futures drop as U.S., China spar over virus origin
Source: reuters
(Reuters) - European stock index futures tumbled on Monday, as investors returned from a May Day break to a fresh spat between the United States and China over the coronavirus crisis.
Euro STOXX 50 futures STXEc1 fell 2.9% by 0644 GMT, suggesting a downbeat start in May after the STOXX 600 recorded a 6% gain in April.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was “a significant amount of evidence” that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory, ratcheting up tensions with the country after last week’s warning from President Donald Trump of retaliatory measures against China over the pandemic.
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