European stock markets fall after Democrats win US midterm elections
Business · 6 November 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
European stock markets fell on Friday, November 6, 2026, after the Democratic Party won the US midterm elections. Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress.
The STOXX 600 index fell 1 percent to 648.83 points by 09:19 GMT. This removed its gains for the week, leaving it about 0.3 percent lower. Most major European markets also fell.
Investors were worried about artificial intelligence, or AI, stocks. Some newly elected Democratic governors had promised to slow AI development and stop new data centre construction.