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European Stock Markets – Monday Opening
* Overall Trend: European stock markets experienced a slight decline at the start of Monday’s trading.
* STOXX Europe 600: Down 0.2% at 608 points (as of 11:04 AM Makkah time). Gains in defense and mining stocks partially offset the losses.
* DAX (Germany): Stable at 15,257 points.
* CAC 40 (France): down 0.2% at 8,345 points.
* FTSE 100 (UK): Down 0.25% at 10,100 points.
* Sector Performance: European banks led the losses.
* Barclays fell 4.5%, reaching a near one-month low.
* HSBC declined by approximately 1%.
* Contributing Factor: Uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s independence and future interest rate expectations is contributing to market hesitancy.