European shares slip with healthcare stocks underperforming : reuters

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European shares slip with healthcare stocks underperforming

European shares slip with healthcare stocks underperforming

LONDON, Sept 9 European stock markets fell on Friday, weighed down by a drop in the shares of healthcare companies, while the latest nuclear test conducted by North Korea also rattled markets.The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.4 percent in early trading, adding to a pullback from the previous session after some investors expressed disappointment at the fact that the European Central Bank (ECB) had not discussed an extension of the timetable for its economic stimulus programme.The STOXX Europe 600 Healthcare index underperformed to shed 0.7 percent, with Novo Nordisk down 1.7 percent after JP Morgan cut its rating on the stock to "neutral" from "overweight".


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European shares slip as healthcare stocks lose ground

European shares slip as healthcare stocks lose ground

LONDON: European stock markets fell on Friday, weighed down by a drop in the shares of healthcare companies, while the latest nuclear test conducted by North Korea also rattled markets.The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3 percent, adding to a pullback from the previous session after some investors expressed disappointment at the fact that the European Central Bank (ECB) had not discussed an extension of the timetable for its economic stimulus programme.World stock markets in general were also lower, with Asian markets falling after North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, setting off a blast that was more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War Two.Europe 's STOXX 600 had hit an eight-month high earlier in the week but has since drifted down from that level, with the index down 5 percent since the start of 2016.


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European shares slip as healthcare stocks lose ground

European shares slip as healthcare stocks lose ground

Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 7, 2016.REUTERS/Staff/Remote/FilesLONDON European stock markets fell on Friday, weighed down by a drop in the shares of healthcare companies, while the latest nuclear test conducted by North Korea also rattled markets.The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3 percent, adding to a pullback from the previous session after some investors expressed disappointment at the fact that the European Central Bank (ECB) had not discussed an extension of the timetable for its economic stimulus programme.