Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:46:07 GMT
European shares fall as technology stocks decline
European shares retreated, snapping the four week streak of gains for the Benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index, as investors speculated on worse than expected earnings from Google Inc. to Microsoft Corp. The Stoxx 600 fell 0.3% to 298.96 as of 8:10 a.m. London time; however, the equity-benchmark is set for 0.9% five-day advance.