European stocks closed sharply lower on July 23 (Thursday): Germany's DAX fell
419.90 points (-1.67%) to 24,754.20; the UK’s FTSE 100 dropped 77.81 points
(-0.73%) to 10,639.16; France's CAC 40 slid 138.80 points (-1.64%) to 8,299.09;
the STOXX Europe 50 lost 107.64 points (-1.70%) to 6,209.35; Spain's IBEX 35
fell 326.19 points (-1.67%) to 19,245.11; Italy's FTSE MIB declined 1,470.04
points (-2.78%) to 51,322.00.