Fri, 13 Sep 2013 10:19:03 GMT
European shares sink ahead of U.S. retail sales data
European shares decreased, cutting the Stoxx Europe 600 Index's second weekly advance, as investors anticipated data on retail sales from the U.S., while America and Russia discussed the situation in Syria. The Stoxx 600 plummeted 0.3% to 309.83, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures maturing in December dropped 0.2% and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.6%.