Thursday, 24 May 2007

European Stocks May Decline, Paced by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Shares

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks may drop for a second
day, paced by mining companies, after copper in Shanghai fell the
most in a week and gold traded near a two-month low.

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, and
Rio Tinto Plc, the third largest, slid in Australian trading.
OMX AB may be active after Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. agreed to buy
Europe's fifth-largest equity market.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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