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French stocks send Europe’s STOXX 600 lower on political uncertainty By Reuters


By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan

(Reuters) -European shares fell on Monday, with French stocks hit after President Emmanuel Macron called a snap election following a heavy trouncing of his allies in European Union parliamentary elections.

France’s blue-chip fell 1.4% to touch a more than three-month low, with lenders, including BNP Paribas (OTC:), Societe Generale (OTC:) and Credit Agricole (OTC:), falling by between 3.6% and 7.5%.

French bond prices also fell, pushing yields on the 10-year note to their highest level in more than six months after eurosceptic nationalists made…



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