European stocks dropped for a third day, the longest losing streak in four weeks, as policy makers signaled they may renegotiate terms of Greece’s bailout, deepening concern about the impact of the debt crisis.
FTSE 100 4,944 -131.06 -2.58%, CAC 40 2,851 -76.28 -2.61% , DAX 5,217 -159.99 -2.98% Dexia SA (DEXB) tumbled to a record low as the board asked Belgium’s biggest bank by assets to solve its “structural problems.” Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) slid 4.3 percent after abandoning its 2011 earnings forecast. National Bank of Greece SA (ETE) sank to the lowest since 1996. Air France-KLM (AF) Group retreated to a 20- year low after the head of the IATA industry association said profit projections may be unsustainable.