Sun, Oct 06, 2002 - Page 10 News List

European equities may slip on poor economic outlook

BLOOMBERG , FRANKFURT

Abbey National declined 6.4 percent on Friday after JP Morgan Chase & Co said the UK's No. 2 mortgage lender will probably have to cut its dividend.

"Financials are being hit the most," said Klaus Roepke, who helps manage about US$11 billion at Nordea Investment Management in Copenhagen. Roepke said he holds more health stocks than are represented in benchmark indexes because their income is relatively predictable.

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