Tech shares slide as global stock markets sell off       

The stock exchange in Frankfurt: European stocks fell as a surge in government bond yields knocked high-growth technology shares.

European stocks fell as a surge in government bond yields knocked high-growth technology shares, with fresh signs of a slowdown in China's economy weighing on investor sentiment.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 2.2%, its biggest one-day decline in over two months as a jump in US Treasury yields signalled that investors were bracing for higher rates and the risk of persistent inflation.