On December 19th (Thursday), the German DAX30 Index closed down 281.63 points, a decrease of 1.39%, at 19979.27 points; the UK FTSE100 Index closed down 95.96 points, a decrease of 1.17%, at 8103.15 points; the France CAC40 Index closed down 90.25 points, a decrease of 1.22%, at 7294.37 points; the Europe STOXX50 Index closed down 78.23 points, a decrease of 1.58%, at 4879.05 points; the Spain IBEX35 Index closed down 175.90 points, a decrease of 1.51%, at 11442.00 points; the Italy FTSE MIB Index closed down 620.99 points, a decrease of 1.81%, at 33780.00 points.

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The MSCI Nordic Countries Index of MSCI Inc. fell by 1.9%, marking the largest single-day decline since November 12 (a drop of 2.6%), closing at 368.18 points. Investment company EQT AB of the EQT Group fell by 7.8%, performing the worst among the constituent stocks.