European stocks drop on Italy's downgrade

Source: Bloomberg
The Stoxx 600 Index lost 0.2% to 294.92 points in early London trading session on Monday. The index is still 5.5% up from the beginning of the year, as U.S. governors avoided the fiscal cliff, but today Fitch Ratings agency downgraded Italy's rating to BBB+. The main reason for the downgrade was recent elections and current political paralysis, which threatens to curb recovery in Europe.
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