London - Europe's main stock markets dropped at the start of trading on Thursday following drops across much of Asia and on Wall Street.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell a few points to 7 540.20 compared with Wednesday's close.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 0.2% to 12 775.66 points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.3% to 5 515.36.
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