By Barbara Kollmeyer
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stocks kicked Friday's session off with mild losses, led by banks, mining and oil sectors, as more key companies reported results. The Europe Stoxx 600 index (ST:SXXP 267.07, -0.55, -0.21%) fell 0.1% to 267.29, while the French CAC-40 index (FR:PX1 3,865, -13.66, -0.35%) fell 0.4% to 3,864.66. The German DAX 30 index fell 0.2% to 6,595.65 after closing Thursday at a new 2010 high. The UK FTSE 100 index (UK:UKX 5,742, -15.92, -0.28%) fell 0.1% to 5,752.23. Strong results lifted shares of Ericsson AB (ERIC 10.77, -0.08, -0.74%) 5%, while BSkyB PLC (UK:BSY 699.50, +2.00, +0.29%) rose 0.4% after its results. Mining shares fell across the board, with Vedanta Resources PLC (UK:VED 2,152, -47.00, -2.14%) off 2%. Oil stocks such BP PLC (UK:BP. 429.50, -3.00, -0.69%) (BP 40.65, -0.45, -1.09%) fell nearly 1%. |
