European stocks open lower before Greece audit, German vote

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets fell at the start of trading on Thursday as international auditors headed for Greece

London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares slipped 0.75 percent to 5,178.41 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 0.41 percent to 5,555.07 points and in Paris the CAC 40 retreated by 0.58 percent to 2,978.26.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

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