The mining and financials sectors, both big gainers in Europe in the prior session, were among those showing the biggest losses on Thursday.

前一交易日在欧洲股市中涨幅居前的矿业板块和金融板块周四创下最大跌幅。

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The Stoxx Europe 600 index (ST:STOXX600 266.65, -1.09, -0.41%) dropped 0.6% to 266.20, with banks and mining stocks posting the heaviest losses.

斯托克欧洲600指数下跌0.6%，为266.20点，银行板块和矿业板块跌幅居前。

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The STOXX Europe 600 index (st: STOXX600 266.65, -1.09, -0.41%) dropped 0.6% to 266.20, with Banks and mining stocks Posting the heaviest losses.

斯托克欧洲600指数下跌0.6%，为266.20点，银行板块和矿业板块跌幅居前。

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These came largely from manufacturing, temporary help services and mining, while the construction sector saw job losses.

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Emperor Gold Mining, which runs Vatukoula mine, faces big losses because of a trade ban by Australian trade unions.

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This gives it an edge over conventional mining companies as it does not incur any operational losses in volatile market conditions.

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