European Stocks Fall Most in a Week Led by Commodity Producers
Stoxx 600 Slips After Biggest Rally in Three Weeks
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European stocks slid, extending losses as miners and oil shares deepened declines and investors weighed the prospect of a Federal Reserve rate increase.
Commodity producers posted the worst performance among industry groups as BHP Billiton Ltd. and Glencore Plc lost 2 percent or more. BP Plc and Tullow Oil Plc fell at least 1.4 percent as oil dropped to its lowest level since March. Among shares moving on earnings, Zurich Insurance Group AG slid 4.6 percent after posting worse-than-estimated profit.