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European stock markets are in the red at the open this morning.
They are following the lead of Asian markets, which have slumped. Japan’s Nikkei benchmark index dropped by 2.2% after computer chip stocks fell, after US rivals dropped on Friday.
EUROPE’S STOXX 600 DOWN 0.4%
BRITAIN’S FTSE 100 DOWN 0.4%
FRANCE’S CAC 40 DOWN 0.5%, SPAIN’S IBEX DOWN 0.3%
EURO STOXX INDEX DOWN 0.6%; EURO ZONE BLUE CHIPS DOWN 0.7%
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