European Stocks Erase Earlier Gains; AstraZeneca, Fortis Shares Decline

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks erased earlier gains
as shares of AstraZeneca Plc and Fortis declined.

The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index was little changed, slipping
less than 0.1 percent to 391.38 as of 9 a.m. in London. The index
earlier rose as much as 04 percent. The Stoxx 50 and the Euro
Stoxx 50, a measure for the euro region, were also little changed.


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U.K. Stocks Including GlaxoSmithKline Shares Drop; Xstrata Advances

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks including GlaxoSmithKline
Plc and AstraZeneca Plc declined. Xstrata Plc advanced on a
positive broker report. J Sainsbury Plc gained on renewed
takeover speculation.

The benchmark FTSE 100 Index added 9, or 0.1 percent, to
6529.40 at 12:47 p.m. in London, as 44 stocks fell and 56
climbed. The FTSE All-Share Index slipped 0.1 percent. Ireland's
ISEQ Index lost 0.8 percent to 9326.46.


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