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European stocks fall sharply on arrest of Huawei executive

The arrest of a high-profile Huawei executive aggravated fears of US-China trade tensions

European stocks were down sharply on Thursday, as investor fears worsened over global economic growth, with the arrest of a high-profile Huawei executive aggravating the resurfaced US-China trade war fears.

Banking, oil and tech stocks led the decliners.

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