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Europe midday: Covid supply worries weigh on investor sentiment
European stocks were lower at lunchtime on Friday as investors fretted about share overvaluations and Covid vaccine supplies on the Continent, after a week in which a web-inspired group of small investors took on large US hedge funds.
Europe open: Shares open lower on US shorting wars, EU vaccine spat
European stocks fell sharply at the opening on Friday, after falls on Wall Street overnight in a week that saw small investors take on large US hedge funds and worries about vaccine rollouts on the Continent.
CLS buys three German office buildings for €89.7m
Real estate firm CLS Holdings said it had bought three office buildings in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hamburg for €89. 7m million from Commodus Real Estate.
Paragon Bank lending volumes fall as Covid lockdowns stall house sales
Specialist lender Paragon Bank reported a fall in first quarter lending volumes as Covid-19 lockdowns stalled house sales, but said it expected a pickup as buyers rushed to complete purchases ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday in March.