RPT-Europe shares extend losses as banks tumble
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LONDON Nov 3 (Reuters) - European shares extended losses on Tuesday morning, with banks the biggest fallers after disappointing results from UBS (UBSN.VX) and a shake-up of UK banks.
At 1007 GMT, FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of leading European shares was down 1.9 percent at 961.61 points, and had hit a day's low of 959.46, the lowest in a month.
Shares in UBS (UBSN.VX) fell 5.7 percent, hitting a more than two-month low, after the bank reported larger-than-expected asset outflows for the third quarter. [ID:nL2713325]
Banks were further hit by the shake-up involving the UK's two biggest lenders, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and Lloyds (LLOY.L), down 2.5 and up 2.9 percent respectively. [ID:nL3540088]
BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), Banco Santander (SAN.MC) and HSBC (HSBA.L) were down between 3.3 and 3.9 percent.
Reporting by Brian Gorman)
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