"We now know that there will not be any new money printing and the rally in European equities appears to be over"
- Stewart Richardson, the chief investment officer at RMG
U.K. stocks fell on Tuesday.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 2.24%, or 128.12 points, to 5,595.55. The FTSE All-Share Index lost 2.21%, or 65.69 points, to 2,911.34.
"Markets in Europe got their first chance to react to Friday's non-farm payroll figures this morning, and the result was not pretty," said Chris Beauchamp, a market analyst at IG Index in London.
"We now know that there will not be any new money printing and the rally in European equities appears to be over," said Stewart Richardson, the chief investment officer at RMG in London.
"Without any more spiking of the punch bowl, equity investors are beginning to leave the party."
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