European stocks closed lower on Tuesday as a spike in coronavirus cases started to weigh on global market sentiment.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down by 1% provisionally at 367.40, with tech stocks shedding almost 2.8% to lead losses as most sectors and major bourses slipped into negative territory.

Virus cases have spiked in a number of countries around the world. On Monday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that "too many countries are headed in the wrong direction."

Source : CNBC