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Summary The benchmark CAC 40 index in Paris dipped 0.03 percent to 5,252.48 points.
LONDON, April 14, 2015 (AFP) - Europe s main stock markets slid at the start of trading on Tuesday, despite news that Finnish telecoms giant Nokia was in advanced talks to buy French rival Alcatel-Lucent.
The benchmark CAC 40 index in Paris dipped 0.03 percent to 5,252.48 points, but Alcatel-Lucent shares surged by almost 17 percent in initial deals.
Elsewhere, London s FTSE 100 index dropped 0.26 percent to 7,044.90 points and Frankfurt s DAX 30 also shed 0.26 percent to 12,306.36 compared with Friday s close.
