Europe Stocks Struggle With Drug Stocks Lower

By Amwal Al Ghad English On Oct 23, 2012

European stock markets struggled in early trade on Tuesday, with some support coming from a late-session turnaround for Wall Street overnight.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index was flat at 272.81, dragged by a nearly 1% drop for Sanofi SA .

Shares of Michelin rose over 4% after the tire maker confirmed its full-year targets as sales rose, according to media reports.

Experian PLC rose 3.4% after it announced a deal to buy a further stake in a Brazil credit bureau. The German DAX 30 index was flat at 7,327.54, the French CAC 40 index was flat at 3,482.18 and the FTSE 100 index was flat at 5,878.24

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