European stock markets closed lower, with London's FTSE down 0.63% to 5,190.24 points.
In Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.45% at 3,827.60 points and in Frankfurt the DAX dropped 1.50% to 5,743.39 points.
In Dublin, the ISEQ index of Irish shares fell 1.6% to 3265.
Independent News & Media fell 4.5% to 0.24, while house-builder CRH lost 3.9% to €19.50.
European stocks had tumbled after disappointing earnings reports from Bank of America and General Electric dampened the mood from strong gains earlier in the week.
Bank of America has reported its second quarterly loss in less than a year as it suffered from consumer credit losses.
The US's largest bank reported a net loss of $1 billion, or 26 cents per share, for the third quarter of this year, compared with a net profit of $1.18 billion a year earlier.
Elsewhere, General Electric has reported that its third-quarter profit fell 44% to $2.4 billion as it was hurt by weak results from its finance arm.
In New York, the Dow Jones had slipped 1.0% to 9,959, while the NASDAQ fell 1.2% to 2,147.
