Tue, 01 May 2012 06:35:55 GMT
European stocks close lower on Monday
European shares finished Monday in red area as Spanish banks faced additional pressure amid weak macroeconomic data and Chicago PMI slowed in April. Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 0.7%, IBEX 35 tumbled 1.9% and FTSE 100 slipped 0.7%. French CAC 40 index fell 1.6% and German DAX gave up 0.6%.