European markets made a mixed start Thursday despite the European Central Bank launching a 750 billion euro (around $821 billion) bond-buying program designed to help the region's economy through the coronavirus outbreak.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 slid 0.3% below the flatline at the start of the trading session, with basic resources falling 3% to lead losses while telecoms climbed 1.7%

On Wednesday, the European Central Bank announced a new “Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme” that will use €750 billion to purchase securities to help support the European economy.

Source : CNBC