Europe's STOXX 600 opens lower as tech, healthcare shares drag
opened lower on Friday, dragged by technology and healthcare stocks, keeping the index on track for its fourth successive weekly drop.
The pan-European STOXX 600 benchmark index slipped 0.9%, as of 0811 GMT, hovering near a three-month low hit earlier this week.European vaccine makers came under pressure after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Also adding to losses was a lower close on Wall Street overnight after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank does not need to rush to lower interest rates.Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors.
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