Euro slides on France worries; Fed pause hopes support stocks | live
By Danilo Masoni and Rae Wee MILAN/SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Concerns over France's fiscal position pushed the euro to a 17-month low on Monday and weighed on French assets, though easing bets of a Fed rate hike this month supported broader markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3% by 0844 GMT, though Paris' benchmark index fell 0.9% to a fresh six-month low.
By Danilo Masoni and Rae Wee MILAN/SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Concerns over France's fiscal position pushed the euro to a 17-month low on Monday and weighed on French assets, though easing bets of a Fed rate hike this month supported broader markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3% by 0844 GMT, though Paris' benchmark index fell 0.9% to a fresh six-month low.
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