Friday, April 27, 2007

European shares down at midday; banks, miners weigh

(Reuters) - At 1032 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.3 percent at 1,571.72 points, with British shares underperforming counterparts in Germany and France.

A consortium made up of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Spain's Santander and Belgium's Fortis said it intended to bid for ABN AMRO, which has already agreed a takeover deal with Barclays.


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