Markets in Europe were slightly lower at 6.45 AM New York time.

The FTSE fell .1% to 6,270. Barclays (BCS) was down 1.4% to 502. Northern Rock was up 5.3% to 91.5.

The DAXX was trading off .3% to 7,829. Infineon was up 1.9% to 8.18. MAN was off 1% to 108.52.

The CAC 30 dropped .2% to 5,498. Sanofi-Aventis rose 1.3% to 64.72. Societe Generale fell 97.87.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McInyre