European stock markets edged lower Tuesday, with Brexit uncertainty weighing despite the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine and likely monetary and fiscal stimulus.
At 3:55 a.m. (ET), the DAX in Germany traded 0.1% lower, the CAC 40 in France fell 0.1% and the U.K.'s FTSE index also fell 0.1%.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Brussels for crisis talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen later Tuesday as negotiations over a post-Brexit trade deal threaten to collapse.
Continued differences over fishing rights, fair competition and ways to solve future disputes threaten to spike a deal over how to govern around $1 trillion in annual trade before Britain's privileges under the transition agreement expire at the end of the month.
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