London shares were hit by the coronavirus spreading as the blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 1.9 percent and the mid-cap index lost 1.3 percent on Thursday. London's main index has thus fallen five of the past six sessions, as European countries continue to report new cases of the coronavirus, APA reports citing Sputnik.
At the same time, stocks in Europe slid around 2 percent in Frankfurt, Paris, and Milan.