Europe's main stock markets fell at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.60 percent at 5,687.59 points.
In Paris the CAC 40 shed 1.52 percent to 3,378.28 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 slipped 0.52 percent to 7,064.99.
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