European stock indexes fell Friday, January 9, the third consecutive day, reported Bloomberg.

pressure on the market has had a record of employment issued by the Ministry of Labor United States, as well as the downgrading of recommendations on shares of some big companies.

British FTSE 100 fell 56.83 point, or 1.26%, to 4,448.54 points. The German DAX Xetra 30 index fell by 96.02 point, or 1.97%, to 4,783.89 points. The French CAC 40 closed at 24.83 point decline, or 0.75%, to mark 3,299.50 points. Composite index of pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 lost 0.95 point, or 0.46% to 207.82 points.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the decline in the number of jobs in non-agricultural sectors of the country ukazny for the period was less significant than expected and amounted to 524 thousand analysts ranged from 300 thousand to 750 thousand, but most likely decrease for this indicator to 550 thousand by the end of the year, however, reducing the number of jobs in non-agricultural sectors of the U.S. has a record of more than 60 years - 2.6 million The most significant decline in this index was observed in post-war 1945. - At 2.75 million

Shares of banks

cheaper. In particular, the paper Natixis fell by 6.6%. The publication Les Echos reported that the bank will probably report on the loss 1,5-2 billion euros for 2008. In this case, it would need an infusion of additional capital.

Commerzbank Shares

cheaper at 11.1%. The German government approved a plan to support the eve of the bank, as a result of which the U.S. government will join the major shareholders.

Shares in Deutsche Postbank fell 4.6% as it expects to receive significant damages as a result of 2008.

Stock Quotes manufacturer of various food products Nestle SA fell by 3.5% after lowering its recommendation on analysts JPMorgan Chase Co. According to experts, this year's sales might not reach the heavily declared early predictions of analysts' expectations and Nestle.