Britain's FTSE 100 Down 3.04%, Germany's DAX Down 3.59%

France's CAC 40 Down 3.5%, Spain's IBEX Down 4.42%

The STOXX Europe 600 Index Closed Down 3.14% At 603.93 Points. The Eurozone STOXX 50 Index Closed Down 3.61% At 5770.95 Points. The FTSE Eurotop 300 Index Closed Down 3.15% At 2409.37 Points

[Israeli Military Claims Airstrikes On Hezbollah Stronghold In Lebanon] On March 3, Local Time, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Announced That It Had Conducted Airstrikes On A Hezbollah Stronghold In Lebanon That Had Fired Rockets At The Golan Heights. The Stronghold Had Previously Fired Approximately 15 Rockets. The Announcement Also Stated That The IDF Had Simultaneously Issued An Evacuation Order To Residents Of A Building In The Sidon Region Of Southern Lebanon

S&P 500 Software Index Erases Losses Near Session Highs, Last Up 0.2% Amid Broad Market Pullback

[US Credit Market Concerns Rise To Highest Level Since October] US Corporate Credit Risk Indicators Saw Their Biggest One-day Increase Since October 10th On Tuesday. Oil Prices Surged Due To Escalating Conflict In The Middle East, Causing Declines In Both The Stock And Government Bond Markets. As Of 10:55 AM New York Time, The Markit Cdx North American Investment Grade Bond Index Spread Widened By 3.15 Basis Points To 57.83 Basis Points, Reaching Its Highest Level Since May 27th. This Indicator Rises As Risk Increases. A Similar Index For Junk Bonds (which Falls As Risk Increases) Fell By 0.72 To 106.28, Its Lowest Level Since November 21st