European Stocks Drop on Ukraine Concern as Miners Slump
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European stocks declined, following their first weekly drop since January, on rising tensions over Ukraine’s Crimea region and after an unexpected slump in Chinese exports triggered a selloff in mining stocks.
Aurubis AG and Fresnillo Plc lost more than 3.4 percent each as commodity producers fell. Iliad SA surged to its highest price since its 2004 initial public offering after Bouygues SA said it is in talks to sell some of its mobile-phone assets to the operator of the Free brand. Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc rose