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September 22, 2011

European stocks fall on Greek crisis

LONDON — European equities and the euro fell on Wednesday on fresh concerns over banks' exposure to indebted Greece, but losses were capped by expectations of more stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve.

London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares slid 0.37 percent to 5,344.07 points in midday deals, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 0.98 percent to 5,517.05 points and in Paris the CAC 40 dropped 0.87 percent to 2,958.16.