The European markets have plunged again amid fears of the COVID-19 second wave. 

Airlines and other firms linked to the travel sector remain the leaders in the fall, Bloomberg reported. 

For example, the cost of Airbus fell by 2.1 percent. The concern recently reached an agreement with the governments of France, Spain, and Germany and is preparing to revise contracts to support the production of A350 and A380 aircraft, Lenta reported.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Composite Index of the largest enterprises in the region fell 0.4 percent, German stocks rose 0.4 percent, while the Spanish IBEX was the worst performer for large countries with a decline of over 1 percent. Another factor that influenced the decline in quotations was the trade tension between the US and China.

In general, according to the calculations of the research company Markit Economics, the consolidated PMI of 19 eurozone countries in July 2020 rose to 54.8 points from 48.5 points a month earlier. The situation is most favorable in Germany: the country managed to cope with the pandemic, and the economy began to gradually recover.