Monday, April 2, 2007

European shares drift lower, Novartis hit

(Reuters) - European shares drifted lower in early trade on Monday after a sharp fall in Japanese stocks, and a drug withdrawal from Novartis more than offset the impact of acquisition activity and weaker oil prices.

At 0714 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.2 percent at 1,512.95 points.


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