Markets in Europe were down modestly.

The FTSE fell .7% to 6,044. Barclays (BCS) was down 3.2% to 445.5.

The DAXX was off .4% to 6,859. BMW was down 2.1% to 34.30. SAP (SAP) was off 4.6% to 31.53

The CAC 40 fell .6% to 4,948. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) was off 7.8% to 4.16.

Data from Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre