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Europe shares down on Greece worries European shares down on Greece worries
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(Open): Shares in London were very slightly down in early trade after a four day rally. (Noon): Shares in London and other European markets fell on worries over whether Greece's parliament would back the latest eurozone bailout deal.
Investors were worried if Greece could get the support of its parliament for a bailout deal with eurozone leaders designed to avert bankruptcy. In lunchtime trade, the FTSE 100 was down 20.01 points at 6,717.94.
Not long after open the FTSE 100 was down by 0.08%, or 5.27 points, at 6,732.68. France's Cac 40 fell 6.51 points to 4,991.59 while Germany's Dax was 51.75 points lower at 11,432.63.
France's CAC-40 was down 0.07% at 4994.81 while Germany's Dax was down 0.34% at 11445.73. Bank of England governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday that the proposed eurozone deal would require "Herculean efforts from all sides".
Earlier, most Most Asian stock markets had risen, with the Nikkei in Japan closing up 1.5% at 20,385.33. Speaking to the UK Parliament's Treasury Committee, he also said that the point at which UK interest rates may begin to rise was "moving closer".
Top gainer on the FTSE was Sky, up by 2.41%, or 26p, at 1104.00p, while peer ITV was among the top fallers, down by 1.70%, or 4.70p, at 271.50p. His comments boosted the value of sterling. The pound rose 0.6% against the dollar to $1.5576, and was 0.4% higher against the euro at €1.4132.
Other early winners included Meggitt, Reed Elsevier, and Hikma Pharmaceuticals. However, the prospect of higher interest rates hit shares in housebuilders. Taylor Wimpey fell 3.1% and Barratt Developments dropped 2.5%.
Cruise ship firm Carnival was also ahead, by 0.75%, after benefiting from a broker upgrade to hold from underperform. Top gainer on the FTSE 100 was Sky, which rose 3.2% after Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating on the stock to "buy".
Outside the FTSE 100, shares in newspaper publisher Johnston Press plunged by 13% after the company issued a bleak trading update. Outside the FTSE 100, shares in newspaper publisher Johnston Press plunged by 16% after it said full-year profits would be below expectations following a fall in revenues.
In the currency markets, the pound fell against the dollar , by 0.15% to $1.54650. The pound also fell against the euro by 0.06% to €1.40640.