Markets Are Lower In Europe
Britain's FTSE 100 is down 0.4%.
France's CAC 40 is down 0.01%.
Germany's DAX is down 0.4%.
Spain's IBEX is down 0.1%.
This follows a sharp sell-off during Wednesday's U.S. trading session.
Later today, we will get the latest weekly tally of U.S. initial unemployment insurance claims and the November report on U.S. retail sales.