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European stocks are tumbling after several explosions at Brussels airport and metro station

Will Martin   

European stocks are tumbling after several explosions at Brussels airport and metro station
Finance1 min read

Stocks across the board are tumbling on Tuesday morning after a series of explosions rocked the Belgian capital, Brussels.

Every major European index is in negative territory, with all but the FTSE 100 off more than 1%. Germany's DAX has slipped 1.4%, while the CAC 40 in France is down by 1.33%. Spain's biggest index, the IBEX 35 has dropped by 1.76%, the largest faller so far.

Here's how the Euro Stoxx 50 broad index looked a few minutes ago:

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Airline stocks are suffering the most following the explosions at Brussels Airport, with the vast majority of European airlines seeing big falls. Here's how Britain's largest budget airline EasyJet looks:

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And this is what Air France KLM, the owner of the French and Dutch national airlines have performed so far this morning:

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