Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. European Markets Trading Lower, US Crude Oil Prices Fall to Record Lows VOA News Markets in Europe are trading lower Monday as investors await further signs on the direction the global economy will take amid the coronavirus pandemic. The benchmark indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt, Germany were all under one percent by the early afternoon session, coming on the heels of the mixed results in Asia hours earlier. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index finished down under one percent, while Australia's S&P/ASX finished 2.3% lower. .