US, European stocks fall as markets focus on strong dollar

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NEW YORK: US and European stocks drifted lower Friday while the euro struck a near 12-month low against the dollar on persistent market expectations of US interest rate hike next month.

On Wall Street, the jubilant post-election rally that greeted Donald Trump’s victory last week showed signs of fading, with all major indices finishing down 0.2 percent but still up for the week.