* Miners have fallen to a mid-March low because to fears about China.
* The volatility index in the Eurozone has risen above 30.
* Stocks in France are looking past Macron's electoral victory.
On April 25, Reuters reported that On Monday, the main European market indexes sank more than 1% as concerns about a Chinese economic slowdown and quick interest rate hikes in the United States eclipsed relief from French President Emmanuel Macron's election triumph over the weekend.
The STOXX 600 index fell 1.5 percent to its lowest level since mid-March, with the FTSE 100 in the UK falling 1.9 percent and the DAX in Germany down 1.2 percent.
China-related companies, such as miners, oil & gas, and luxury stocks, were among the worst performers in Europe, as fears rose that Beijing will follow Shanghai's lead and impose a lockdown.
Industrial metal prices plummeted on concerns about dwindling demand from main metals customer China, sending miners down 5.8% to a one-month low, while oil and gas companies sank 3.3 percent.
Even though pro-EU moderate Macron easily defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday's election, France's CAC 40 fell 1.6 percent, caught in a wider risk-off trend.
After surveys put Macron in the lead, French stocks have outperformed the wider STOXX 600 index in the last two weeks, reassuring markets about France's commitment to an integrated Europe, even if his economic plan now hinges on parliamentary elections in June.
This came after a brief period of market turbulence, during which surveys showed that Macron had a slim lead over Le Pen, who favors nationalizing vital businesses and lowering taxes.
"What we've seen over the last two weeks is a revaluation of Macron's triumph as surveys have widened. So it's excellent news for the market, but the impact should be limited today "Societe Generale's head of European equity strategy, Roland Kaloyan, stated.
"Today's fresh story is about China, and the market is particularly concerned about the implications for supply chains."
Other defensive sectors such as food and beverage and telecom companies, which tend to gain during times of economic uncertainty, were the weakest decliners.
Following a sell-off earlier in April, shares of French infrastructure companies Eiffage and Vinci rose more than 1% each, despite fears that the companies would be nationalized by Le Pen.
For the first time in over two weeks, a measure of eurozone stock market volatility surpassed 30 points.
Investors priced in aggressive actions by the US Federal Reserve to tame inflation, knocking rate-sensitive growth shares. European markets suffered last week, taking cues from Wall Street indexes, as investors priced in aggressive actions by the US Federal Reserve to tame inflation, knocking rate-sensitive growth shares.
144 of the STOXX 600 firms are slated to publish quarterly results this week, making it a busy week for earnings.
Philips, a Dutch health-tech giant, fell 10.8% to its lowest level since 2016 after announcing a drop in first-quarter profit due to a global components shortage and a large ventilator recall.
Ubisoft, a French game company, rose 5% on Friday after a report indicated the "Assassin's Creed" creator is drawing early purchase interest from buyout groups.
