Banks lead European shares lower
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European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.
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Weak investment banking stocks weighed on European equity markets on Tuesday amid concerns about the sector&#39;s exposure to the troubled US housing market.
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Weak insurance and leisure companies  dragged European shares lower on Monday as investors feared  large damage payouts and a loss of holiday bookings after  Asia's tsunami disaster which killed more than 22,000 people.
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Weak energy and banking stocks pushed European shares lower on Thursday, while Air France  shares fell on news it was in tentative merger talks with ailing Italian airline Alitalia .
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Stock markets took another hit on Wednesday as European equities moved lower, after indices plunged across Asia and in the US.
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European stocks lost steam on Wednesday ahead of a US interest rate decision with banks and oil stocks leading the slide after Swiss investment banking giant UBS (NYSE:UBS) shocked investors with a $4bn writedown.
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Stocks declined on Monday, led lower by financial shares, as a rush by savers to withdraw deposits at a large British mortgage lender fueled worries the credit market turmoil would spread.
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European equities were lower on Thursday as gains in the energy sector were offset by losses for financial services stocks.
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European shares slid on Wednesday, with London hit by a gloomy update from retail darling Marks & Spencer, and after heavy overnight US losses sparked by fresh housing strains.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday, with London dragged down by oil and mining stocks and following overnight losses on Wall Street.
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Shares in banks fall throughout Europe as savers withdraw money from British lender Northern Rock.
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European equities got off to a slow start on Friday as investors continued to recoil from financial stocks and other risky bets in the wake of US subprime writedowns this week.
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European equity markets were lower on Monday after an initial defensive-led rally petered out and further losses for technology stocks weighed on sentiment.
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European stock markets sagged as investors awaited key interest rate calls in both Britain and the euro zone, despite a raft of positive earnings news.
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European shares open lower, after Wednesday's dips in New York caused by more credit fears.
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European shares closed lower on Thursday as oil and gas companies weighed down indexes already under pressure from transport stocks such as Air France-KLM.
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European equity markets fell sharply on Tuesday, with financial stocks heading the losses, as concerns over the state of the US subprime mortgage market hit banking stocks.