European stocks drop as U.S. recession worries spark global selloff
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Galderma up after L'Oreal to buy 10% stake
OCI Global surges after Woodside Energy to acquire co's clean ammonia project in Texas
STOXX 600 down 2.2%
Updated at 0827 GMT
By Pranav Kashyap
Aug 5 (Reuters) -European shares fell to near six-month lows amid a global selloff in equities on fears of a slowdown in U.S. economic growth, with only a handful of stocks trading in the green.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX was down 2.2% to 487.15 points, its lowest since Feb. 14, by 0827 GMT.
The Euro STOXX volatility index .V2TX jumped 5.7 points to 30.26, its highest since March 2023.
Fears that the U.S. could be heading towards a recession have sent investors dashing away from risk assets. Japan's Nikkei .N225 closed 13% lower. MKTS/GLOB
Germany's DAX .GDAXI, France's CAC 40 .FCHI, Britain's FTSE .FTSE and Spain's IBEX 35 .IBEX all fell more than 2%.
"You don't get the Nikkei falling by its largest amount in nearly 40 years without some kind of repercussions across European markets," Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG Group said.
"These things don't usually stop on a dime, it takes a few days to sort out... but the initial panic appears to be over."
Energy stocks .SXEP took the most hit, falling 3.4% after oil prices dropped 1% as U.S. recession fears offset supply worries in Middle East. O/R
Financial shares were also hit. Banks .SX7P lost 3%, financials services .SXFP shed 2.8% while the tech sector .SX8P slipped 2.1%.
Investors will get a read on U.S. employment in the service sector from the ISM non-manufacturing survey later in the day.
Last week, a worryingly weak July payrolls report sparked investor worries on the health of the U.S. economy, spurring a risk-off sentiment globally.
The STOXX 600 saw its worst week in nearly 10 months on Friday and fell below the 500-mark for the first time since April 15.
Markets see a 78% chance of a 50-basis-point cut by the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18, while traders expect a second cut by the European Central bank on Sept. 12.
On the data front, growth in euro zone business activity stalled last month - Purchasing Managers' Index for the currency union fell to 50.2 in July from 50.9 in June.
Growth in Germany's services sector slowed for the second consecutive month in July.
Among individual stocks, Galderma GALD.S gained 6.7% after L'Oreal OREP.PA said it would acquire a 10% stake in the Swiss skincare firm from a group of major shareholders.
OCI Global OCI.AS jumped 10.3% after Woodside Energy WDS.AX said it would acquire the Dutch chemicals maker's clean ammonia project in Texas for $2.35 billion.
Reporting by Pranav Kashyap in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Mrigank Dhaniwala
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