0736 GMT - European stock indexes slide in opening trade as higher oil prices and another tech wobble weigh on sentiment. Banks drop sharply, helping to drag the continent-wide Stoxx 600 down 2.1%. London's FTSE 100 is 0.7% lower as losses for miners and banks are somewhat buffered by rising energy stocks. The German DAX drops 0.9%, weighed by a 3% fall for AI-linked Siemens Energy and a 2.5% decline for Deutsche Bank. In Paris, the CAC 40 falls 1.25% as French government bond yields hit multidecade highs. Societe Generale drops 2.8%, while luxury names fall with Hermes tumbling 8% after earnings. Italy's FTSE MIB falls 1.3% while the Spanish IBEX 35 drops 1.4%. The Dutch AEX is 1% lower as semiconductor names fall. ASML drops 3%.
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