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LONDON, (APP/AFP) – Europe’s main stock markets fell at
the start of trading on Wednesday after strong and widespread gains in recent sessions.
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.2 percent to 6,668.61
points, as British Prime Minister David Cameron steps down Wednesday after his resignation in the wake of Britain’s vote to quit the European Union.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 0.2 percent to 9,941.99
points and the Paris CAC 40 dipped less than 0.1 percent to open at 4,329.53.
Britain’s new prime minister is Theresa May, who steps up from the
role of interior minister in the Conservative government.