Markets in Europe were off slightly at 6.40 AM New York time.

The FTSE was down .1% to 6,562. BT (BT) was down .5% to 317.75. Reuters (RTRSY) was down .3% to 624. Vodafone (VOD) was down .6% to 143.

The DAXX was off .3% to 7,485. DaimlerChrysler (DCX) was up .4% to 63.8. DeutscheBank (DB) was down 1% to 115.35. Deutsche Telekom (DT) was .8% to 12.55. VW was up 1.7% to 108.32.

The CAC 40 was down .3% to 6,033. Accor was down 4.5% to 68.13. ST Micro (STM) was down 1.2% to 14.41.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre