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European stock markets closed lower on Friday.
The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index fell 1.45 percent to close at 10,659.13 points. France's CAC 40 index shed 1.49 percent to finish at 8,065.02 points. Germany's DAX index dropped 1.60 percent to end the session at 25,304.06 points.
European stocks close lower on Friday
The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, lost 0.03 percent to 100.222 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1483 U.S. dollars from 1.1475 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3391 dollars from 1.3353 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 156.68 Japanese yen, higher than 156.04 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8221 Swiss francs from 0.8248 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3993 Canadian dollars from 1.3992 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar climbed to 9.8333 Swedish kronor from 9.8256 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
