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Dec 11 (Reuters) - European shares rose slightly on
Wednesday as investors closely watched a pivotal British
election on Thursday to decide the fate of Brexit, while
attention also focused on central bank meetings in the United
States and the euro zone this week.
Britain's domestically-focused mid-cap stocks index .FTMC
fell 0.1% as a carefully monitored indicator now predicted only
a modest majority for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
If Johnson fails to win an outright majority, the outcome
would prolong Brexit uncertainty and further hit investor
sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index was up 0.1% at
0805 GMT.
Telecom stocks .SXKP led declines among European
subsectors, pressured by a 2% fall for Telefonica Deutschland
O2Dn.DE after the German mobile operator cut its dividend.