<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080213/capt.sge.izs54.130208135527.photo00.photo.default-512x314.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=ZxbXFDgzunjQF.m87k kqZw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2007. European stock markets fell on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked a fresh batch of earnings news.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European stock markets fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked a fresh batch of earnings news, dealers said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(AFP)