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European stocks drop at open
LONDON, Oct 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Europe’s main stock markets slid at the
open on Friday with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 shares index down 0.4 percent
at 7,155.56 points.
In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.7 percent to 5,635.33 points and
Frankfurt’s DAX 30 handed back 0.3 percent to stand at 12,621.76.
Sterling meanwhile dipped about 0.1 percent against the dollar as
investors continued to fret over British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s
chances of pushing his Brexit deal through parliament.
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