ROME: Europe’s main stocks market has slid at the start of trading, despite news that Finland’s Nokia was in advanced talks to buy French rival Alcatel-Lucent.
The benchmark CAC 40 index in Paris dipped 0.03 per cent to 5,252.48 points on Tuesday, but Alcatel-Lucent shares surged by almost 17 per cent in initial deals.
Elsewhere, London’s FTSE 100 index dropped 0.26 per cent to 7,044.90 points and Frankfurt’s DAX 30 also shed 0.26 per cent to 12,306.36.







