[ Ссылка ] The euro slid over one percent on Thursday due to persistent worries about the European debt crisis; that also pulled down share prices around the region.
Even though France's first government bond auction of the year saw solid demand from investors and its borrowing costs rose only slightly, that was not enough to calm worries about euro zone countries' abilities to fund their massive debts this year.
Paris sold eight billion euros worth of bonds maturing in 10 to 30 years time.
