U.K. banks, retailers and home builders were among the stocks trading lower Thursday, with sentiment likely affected by both Brexit uncertainty and further restrictions on public life announced by the U.K. government on Wednesday due to the rate of coronavirus infection. Year-to-date, the Stoxx 600 index closed down 3.8%, however it was up nearly 11% for the quarter. Looking at individual indexes, the FTSE was down over 14% year-to-date, marking its worst year since 2008. Meanwhile, the French CAC 40 was down 7%, German DAX up 3.5% and Italy's FTSE MIB down 5.4%. The worst-performing market in the region has been Spain's IBEX, down almost 15% this year.