[Europe Open] Major Countries Start Lower Together... UK Down 0.58%

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jaehee] On the 17th (local time), the UK's FTSE 100 index opened at 7409.13, down 0.58% (42.90 points), and France's CAC 40 index started at 6069.35, down 0.39% (23.79 points).

Germany's DAX index also began trading at 13,744.21, down 0.01% (1.22 points).