European markets eased on Wednesday morning, after Alcoa kicked off the U.S. earnings season by missing analyst forecasts, putting mining shares under pressure and offsetting lower crude-oil prices. Other Europeanstocks were also lower as uncertainty about North Korea nuclear-testing plans still existed. By mid morning, the FTSE 100 in London shed 0.2%, while Frankfurt Xetra Dax slipped 0.4%, and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.6%. |
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