Meanwhle, Jeurgen Stark resigned from his post on the ECB as financial problems mount, further augmenting concern that the ECB is unable to come to a consensus on the worsening debt crisis.
- Vanguard European ETF (NYESArca: VGK) was down 4%
- iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund (NYESArca: IEV) shed 3.7%
- MSCI Europe Financials Sector Index Fund (NYESArca: EUFN) was down 5.3%
Country-specific ETFs:
- iShares MSCI France Index Fund (NYESArca: EWQ) was down 4.7%
- iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (NYESArca: EWG) was down 5.1%
- iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund (NYESArca: EWI) was down 6.1%
- iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund (NYESArca: EWP) was down 5.7%
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Vanguard European ETF
Max Chen contributed to this article.