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European equities fell for the third straight session on Monday as concerns about economic growth recovery took their toll on financial, oil & gas and basic resources stocks, sparking gains for defensive shares.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed unofficially down 1.0 percent at 833.77 points, its lowest close since June 23. The benchmark index fell as much as 2 percent earlier in the session.
Among Europe's oil majors, ENI fell 2.7 percent, BP declined 2.6 percent and Royal Dutch Shell lost 2.1 percent as the crude price gave up more than 3.5 percent to trade below $65 a barrel.
Shares in mining group Rio Tinto fell 7 percent and steelmaker ArcelorMittal dropped 4.7 percent. The DJ Stoxx basic resources index shed 5.2 percent.
Deutsche Bank fell 3.2 percent, UniCredit of Italy closed 2.9 percent lower and Royal Bank of Scotland also was down 2.9 percent.
The day's gainers were found mainly among traditional defensives such as healthcare, telecoms and food & beverages.
Pharma group Roche gained 2.3 percent, in telecoms Vodafone added 1.7 percent and in the food & beverages sector British American Tobacco rose 1.8 percent.
Wall Street's leading equity indexes were down by between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent at the close of European trading.
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