European Stocks Slide as Key Russian Gas Pipeline to Remain Closed

European indexes fell sharply and the euro touched a new 20-year low after Russia extended a halt to natural-gas flows through a major pipeline, sending energy prices soaring.

In early trading Monday, the pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 1.8%, while Germany’s DAX index lost 3.2%. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was down 1.2%.