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NUDGING DOWN

European shares are down a touch in the first hour of trading, though if we're honest, it's pretty calm.

Russia-Ukraine headlines are in the mix somewhat, as you can see by defence stocks .SXPARO being up about 0.8% and travel down 0.3% .SXTP

Eyes are also on Magnum Ice Cream Company MICC.N MICCT.AS which traded at 12.8 euros per share on Monday, implying a market capitalisation of 7.84 billion euros ($9.14 billion), as the company finalised its long-awaited spinoff from Unilever to list in Amsterdam.

Back in the big picture, the STOXX 600 is off 0.15%, with most regional indexes similarly slightly in negative territory. .STOXX

(Alun John)

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