European shares headed lower on Thursday, as a slump in British stocks and profit warnings from several companies soured market sentiment even after central banks this week tried to ease the blow of the coronavirus outbreak on global growth. The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Staff The main European equity benchmark reversed early gains to trade down 0.8%. London’s FTSE 100 .FTSE fell 1.3%, with several companies including Evraz Plc ( EVRE.L ) Rio Tinto ( RIO.L ), Persimmon ( PSN.L ) and BHP ( BHPB.L ) sliding as they traded ex-dividend. [.L] Among euro zone stocks, German auto supplier Continental ( CONG.DE ) slumped 10.5% after it posted a net loss of 1.2 billion euros ($1.34 billion) in 2019, as it suffered from a global downturn in demand for passenger cars. The […]