0828 GMT - European blue-chip indexes slide at the opening bell as oil prices weigh on industrial stocks and banks. Miners decline on a fall in precious-metal prices, dragging the U.K.'s FTSE 100 which falls 0.75%. Germany's DAX falls 1.1% as Siemens Energy loses 3.1%. The French CAC 40 is down 1% as banks and luxury stocks that dominate the index move lower. Steelmaker ArcelorMittal--listed in Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam--falls 3.4%. The Spanish IBEX 35 falls 1.3%, as banks extend losses with Santander down 2%. The Dutch AEX falls 0.25%, though BE Semiconductor leaps over 10% on a report the semiconductor company is fielding takeover interest. The Italian FTSE MIB slips 1.1%. (josephmichael.stonor@wsj.com)

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March 13, 2026 04:28 ET (08:28 GMT)

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