BLBG:European Stock Futures Slide After Merkel-Sarkozy Reject Euro Bond Issue
European stock-index futures fell as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy rejected an expansion of the region’s rescue fund and rebuffed calls for joint euro borrowing. Asian shares rose, while U.S. futures were little changed.
Futures on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index expiring in September lost 1 percent to 2,298 at 7:12 a.m. in London.
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