Business Recorder - Markets - Financial https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:09:43 +0500 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:09:43 +0500 60 European stocks close lower https://www.brecorder.com/news/4301/european-stocks-close-lower <p class="MsoPlainText"><img style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;" alt=" " src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/european.jpg" width="400" height="237" />LONDON: European stock markets closed lower Wednesday as concerns over the situation in Libya and the wider Middle East drove up oil prices sharply.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 1.04 percent to 5,923.53 points while in Paris, the CAC 40 was down 0.92 percent to 4,013.12 points.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">In Frankfurt, the DAX shed 1.69 percent to 7,194.60 points.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</b></i></center></p> LONDON: European stock markets closed lower Wednesday as concerns over the situation in Libya and the wider Middle East drove up oil prices sharply.

In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 1.04 percent to 5,923.53 points while in Paris, the CAC 40 was down 0.92 percent to 4,013.12 points.

In Frankfurt, the DAX shed 1.69 percent to 7,194.60 points.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

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