Nice attackLondon’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.2 per cent to 6,641.75 points compared with the close on Thursday.In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 slipped 0.4 per cent to 10,031.18 points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.4 per cent to 4,367.43. "In focus today will be last night’s tragic Bastille Day attack in Nice," said Accendo Markets analyst Mike van Dulken in London.A gunman on Thursday smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande declared a "terrorist" attack.Asian stock markets meanwhile climbed for a fifth-straight session Friday following yet another record close on Wall Street and after China released data showing the economy grew more than expected in the second quarter.- AFP

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 15, 2016 07:18 UTC