The FTSE 100 along with the European stock market were down with the FTSE 100 having the least loss of 0.5% as compared to other stock markets like the Dax 30 that was down 3.7%. This could be because two of the "Footsie's" top companies Royal Dutch Shell Company and BP stabilized after a very rough week previously.
The reason for the big drop in European markets came after the two of the top US officials said that they had concrete evidence that the Covid-19 pathogen originated from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan. This hints at Trump starting a trade war with China and the global market stands to be affected by this trade war directly or indirectly.