European stocks edge lower as ECB holds rates

Tech company earnings will be next on investors' radars as the US second-quarter earnings season picks up steam

The Stoxx 600 gauge was down 0.2% by the close in London, with technology stocks extending the previous session’s slump due to concerns over more severe US restrictions on semiconductor companies. Picture: Getty 

European stocks dropped today after the ECB left interest rates unchanged.

The Stoxx 600 gauge was down 0.2% by the close in London, with technology stocks extending the previous session’s slump due to concerns over more severe US restrictions on semiconductor companies.