LONDON: European shares edged slightly lower on Thursday, in choppy opening trade, as investors balanced downbeat corporate earnings reports with hopes for further U.S. stimulus to boost growth.
The FTSEurofirst 300 was down 0.1 percent at 1,017.14 by 0717 GMT, with energy majors Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group among the top fallers, nursing respective falls of 2.3 percent and 1.9 percent, after missing forecasts.
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