The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 21, 2018. — Reuters pic
LONDON, Jan 6 — European stocks sank at the open today as investors continued to fret over fallout from the US assassination of a top Iranian general.
In initial trade, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip companies dropped 0.4 per cent to 7,589.22 points compared with Friday’s close.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index sank 1.1 per cent 13,079.33 points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.7 per cent to 6,001.95. — AFP