European stocks followed Asian markets lower on Monday, on fears that worsening trade disputes between the United States and other countries, as well as political uncertainty in Germany, could hurt global economic growth.

Shares in London and Paris dropped nearly 1 percent, after stocks in China, Japan and South Korea dropped more than 2 percent. The euro was weaker against the American dollar. Yields on French, German and Italian 10-year bonds — which move inversely to their price — were higher, indicating investors viewed debt from those countries as riskier.