Soft US data hits world stock markets AP

People look at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, showing Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gains 133.91 to 10,385.99 point Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP – World stock markets dropped Thursday after weak U.S. economic data reignited fears about the pace of economic recovery, while the euro fell to a six-month low against the dollar as traders fretted about public finances in Portugal and Greece.

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