Stoxx Europe 600 extends decline to 0.4%, hits intraday low.

Kyodo reported a council of 15 governors from prefectures hosting U.S. bases submitted a petition to the central government on the 20th requesting amendment of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The petition cited safety risks from U.S. military flights, hazardous-substance leaks at bases, problems from U.S. use of civil airports and ports, and incidents of U.S. personnel carrying firearms off-base that could unsettle residents, and urged U.S. forces be required to respect and be subject to Japanese domestic law.

Eurozone construction output rose 1.3% MoM in June, after +0.4% in May.