European shares dip as business activity data rolls out

(Reuters) - European stock markets erased meagre early gains on Thursday as investors braced for worsening business activity data with the coronavirus outbreak battering the global economy, while Unilever slumped after pulling its full-year forecast.The consumer goods giant fell more than 5% as it said it could not "reliably assess the impact" of the pandemic on its business, pulling the wider personal goods index down 1.1%.The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged down 0.1%, with telecoms and..