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European stocks finish lower

Shares in German energy giants E.ON and RWE rallied after a government study suggested the two companies had sufficient financial buffers to safely dismantle their nuclear power plants

European stocks tumbled Thursday with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares dropping 1.18 percent to close at 6,155.81 points.

The CAC 40 in Paris fell 1.46 percent to finish at 4,596.53 points and in Frankfurt the DAX 30 lost 0.90 percent to 10,210.44.