Euro zone finance ministers on Monday chose Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos to succeed ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio in May, a move seen boosting the chances of someone from one of the "core" euro zone countries becoming head of the ECB next year.
IT sector will continue to face headwinds from the US Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The sector is unlikely to throw up big surprises, said Arvind Sanger, Managing Partner, Geosphere Capital Management.
The ECB chief Mario Draghi said on Thursday that the bank is studying new stimulus measures that could be unveiled as soon as December and is prepared to cut its deposit rate deeper into negative territory.
The latest heavy falls were sparked by worries over the ongoing global crude supply glut, and came after US investment bank Goldman Sachs cut its price outlook.