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![European Stocks Enter Bear Market](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bear-market-intro-900x350.jpg)
Concerns about a sharp economic downturn coupled with tumbling oil prices send European indices to their first 20% decline since 2016.
![Stocks Plunge by Most in Eight Years During February](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/markets-plunge-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks plunged by the most in over eight years during February, as a fast and widely spreading Coronavirus stoked concerns the global economy will suffer a slowdown.
![Growing Demand in Indexing: Views from the US and Asia](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/USA-Asia-list.png)
The continued growth in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other passive-type investments was a defining feature of the year that ended.
![Q&A: UBS Asset Management’s Reuter on the EURO STOXX 50 ESG](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QnA-UBS-list.png)
A new ETF tracking the ESG-compliant version of the iconic Eurozone index facilitates an enhanced responsible investment strategy, says the executive.
![December Wraps Up Banner Year for Stocks](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Decenber-wrap-2019-list.png)
Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, extending indices’ record-breaking rally this year, as the US and China struck an initial trade deal and reports pointed to an acceleration in the global economy.
![2019 Market Wrap: The Old Bull Still Has Legs](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-tech-intro-image-3-900x350.png)
A decade-long bull market defied the odds and grew stronger in 2019, as investors took on risk despite growing geopolitical headwinds.
![EU Unveils Roadmap to Become Carbon-Neutral by 2050](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nature-lake-intro-image-900x350.jpg)
The European Commission (EC) on Dec. 11 unveiled the ‘European Green Deal,’ an initial roadmap in a plan to make the region carbon-neutral by 2050.
![STOXX ESG Derivatives Reach Record Volumes](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lobby-intro-image-900x350.jpg)
Trading in futures on the STOXX® Europe 600 ESG-X Index (FSEG) was the busiest on record in December, as more investors turn to the exchange-traded derivatives to manage their responsible portfolios.
![A Decade of Changing Sector Exposure for European Equities](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/office-builidng-intro-image-900x350.png)
The global financial crisis significantly changed the industry composition of European equities, enhancing sector diversification relative to the market’s own history and to other major regions.
![Eurex Launches Futures on STOXX USA 500 ESG-X](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/factory-intro-image-900x350.png)
In February 2020, sustainable investing will reach a new chapter when Eurex lists futures on the STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index.
![November Gains Put Stocks on Track for Vintage Year](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cargo-shipping-Intro-Image-2-900x350.png)
Stocks rose for a ninth month this year in November amid hopes for a thaw in the trade war between the US and China, and optimism that the global economy may gather pace.
![STOXX European Benchmarks — The Gateway to an Entire Region STOXX European Benchmarks — The Gateway to an Entire Region](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/EU-intro-image-900x350.png)
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STOXX European Benchmarks — The Gateway to an Entire Region STOXX European Benchmarks — The Gateway to an Entire Region
STOXX is synonymous with equity indexing in Europe. The STOXX® Europe 600 Index, EURO STOXX® Index and EURO STOXX 50® Index have for over 20 years provided liquid and effective access to the region’s stock market, based on transparent rules and an objective methodology.