London (AFP) – European stock markets mainly slumped on Monday following the holiday break, as attention focused on Greece’s failure to elect a president, triggering sharp losses for share prices in Athens.In early afternoon deals, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 0.53 percent to 9,869.44 points and the CAC 40 in Paris dipped 0.07 percent to 4,293.05 compared with last Wednesday’s closing level.Spain’s IBEX 35 shed 1.43, Milan’s MIB slid 1.96 percent and in Athens the main index plunged to a loss of 8.45 percent in afternoon deals.London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.25 percent to stand at 6,626.43 points approaching midday …read more
Source: Business Insider
