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European stock markets open with losses
LONDON, Sept 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Europe’s main stock markets dropped at
the start of trading on Friday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index
falling 0.2 percent to 7,528.28 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 0.4 percent to 12,381.36 points
and the Paris CAC 40 slipped 0.5 percent to 5,514.55, compared with
Thursday’s closing levels.
Meanwhile, the Milan stock exchange fell more than 2 percent in early
trading, dropping 2.2 percent to 21,040 points, reflecting investor jitters
over the Italian government’s defiant deficit announcement.
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