LONDON (AFP) ? Europe's main stocks markets fell on Friday as key G20 talks overshadowed positive company earnings and economic data.
London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 0.39 percent to 5,735.43 points in midday trade.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 dipped 0.09 percent to 6,605.31 points and in Paris the CAC 40 nudged down 0.05 percent to 3,876.36.
The Stoxx 50 index of leading eurozone companies decreased by 0.16 percent to 2,877.79 points.
"There is an eye towards the G20 meeting in South Korea where the market will watch with eager anticipation any resolution to the much published currency wars," said Joshua Raymond, an analyst at trading firm City Index.
"The key to equity markets will be any impact on the price of the US dollar. A weak dollar has been hugely beneficial to indices of late as they have charged the prices of metals and crude oil which have as a result triggered reciprocal bullish moves in the share prices of key miners on the FTSE 100."
Also in London, the share price of BSkyB rose 0.83 percent to 700.5 pence after the pay-TV giant which is being courted by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. reported a surge in quarterly profits.
The British group said profit after tax jumped to 228 million pounds (257 million euros, 359 million dollars) in the three months to September 30 -- the group's first quarter, as it edged closer to its 10 million customer target.
Elsewhere, a survey published on Friday showed German business managers are surfing a wave of confidence.
The Ifo economic research institute said its business confidence index climbed to 107.6 points in October from 106.8 points in September -- hitting the highest level since May 2007.
Analysts had forecast a drop, while the findings are in line with recent data that show the German economy, the biggest in Europe and the eurozone locomotive, on a roll thanks in part to growing exports.
Asian markets were mostly higher in cautious trade on Friday as traders kept an eye on a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the world's 20 leading economies.
The finance ministers' meeting, which will lay the ground for a summit next month, comes amid fears of a global currency war that could see nations weaken their own units in attempts to boost their exports.
US stocks closed slightly up on Thursday after an early rally fuelled by strong corporate earning reports was weighed down by a rise in the dollar.
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