BCN-32 European stock markets slump at open

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European stock markets slump at open

LONDON, Jan 2, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Europe’s main stock markets tumbled
Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year.

London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 1.3 percent to 6,642.75 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 retreated 1.9 percent to 4,642.18 points
and Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 0.8 percent to 10,477.77.

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